---
title: 'Seven Days in May (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-days-in-may-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058576/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Seven Days in May (1964)

1964 · 118 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Seven Days in May is a 1964 American political thriller film, directed by John Frankenheimer and written by Rod Serling, who adapted Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II's 1962 novel. It is about a military–political cabal's planned takeover of the U.S. government after the president negotiates a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, and Ava Gardner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer)
- **Screenplay:** [Rod Serling](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-serling)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Edward Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ellsworth Fredericks](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-fredericks)
- **Editor:** [Ferris Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-webster)

## Cast

- [George Macready](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macready)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Andrew Duggan](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-duggan)
- [Charles Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-meredith)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Hugh Marlowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-marlowe)
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march)
- [Richard Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-anderson)
- [Helen Kleeb](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-kleeb)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)

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