118 mins |
Rated
G
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Starring Martin Balsam, Fredric March, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Kirk Douglas
Playing as part of our POLITICAL PARANOIA FILM FESTIVAL, playing November 10th - December 2nd.
It happens with startling swiftness and violence. An armed cadre seizes state control. Fortunately, a coup d’état can’t happen here. Or can it?
A classic of suspense directed by John Frankenheimer (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, SECONDS) and written for the screen by Rod Serling (THE TWILIGHT ZONE), SEVEN DAYS IN MAY tautly explores that possibility. At odds are a popular general and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman (Burt Lancaster) and an unpopular president (Fredric March) with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel (Kirk Douglas) uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time to derail a takeover? The clock is ticking.
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Playing as part of our POLITICAL PARANOIA FILM FESTIVAL, playing November 10th - December 2nd.
It happens with startling swiftness and violence. An armed cadre seizes state control. Fortunately, a coup d’état can’t happen here. Or can it?
A classic of suspense directed by John Frankenheimer (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, SECONDS) and written for the screen by Rod Serling (THE TWILIGHT ZONE), SEVEN DAYS IN MAY tautly explores that possibility. At odds are a popular general and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman (Burt Lancaster) and an unpopular president (Fredric March) with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel (Kirk Douglas) uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time to derail a takeover? The clock is ticking.