Seven Days in May

The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!

A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Burt Lancaster

(Gen. James Mattoon Scott)

Kirk Douglas

(Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey)

Fredric March

(President Jordan Lyman)

Ava Gardner

(Eleanor Holbrook)

Edmond O'Brien

(Sen. Raymond Clark)

Martin Balsam

Andrew Duggan

(Col. William "Mud" Henderson)

Hugh Marlowe

(Harold McPherson)

Whit Bissell

(Sen. Frederick Prentice)

Helen Kleeb

(Esther Townsend)

George Macready

(Christopher Todd)

Richard Anderson

Bart Burns

(Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin)

John Alban

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Monya Andre

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Malcolm Atterbury

(Horace the White House Physician (uncredited))

Walter Bacon

(Reporter (uncredited))

Sam Bagley

(Reporter (uncredited))

Al Bain

(Reporter (uncredited))

Bill Baldwin

(Announcer (voice) (uncredited))

John Barton

(Reporter (uncredited))

Jack Berle

(Reporter (uncredited))

Robert Brubaker

(Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited))

William Challee

(Gen. Riley (uncredited))

Dick Cherney

(Reporter (uncredited))

Charles Cirillo

(Reporter (uncredited))

Harry Denny

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Mimi Dillard

(Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited))

Alphonso DuBois

(Reporter (uncredited))

Fred Fisher

(Waiter (uncredited))

Wesley Gale

(Reporter (uncredited))

Chuck Hamilton

(Reporter (uncredited))

Stuart Holmes

(Senate Committee Member (uncredited))

John Houseman

(Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited))

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

(Capt. Ortega (uncredited))

Clegg Hoyt

(Diner Operator (uncredited))

Colette Jackson

(Bar Girl (uncredited))

Jim Jacobs

(Helicopter Commando (uncredited))

Kenner G. Kemp

(Senate Committee Member (uncredited))

Paul King

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Joseph La Cava

(Party Guest (uncredited))

John Larkin

(Col. Broderick (uncredited))

Kent McCord

(Presidential Aide (uncredited))

Tyler McVey

(Gen. Hardesty (uncredited))

William Meader

(Reporter (uncredited))

Tina Menard

(Reporter (uncredited))

Charles Meredith

(Senate Committee Member (uncredited))

Ernesto Molinari

(Reporter (uncredited))

Jack Mullaney

(Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited))

Joe Ploski

(Reporter (uncredited))

José Portugal

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Fred Rapport

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Paul Ravel

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Ron Rich

(Reporter (uncredited))

Owen Song

(Reporter (uncredited))

Norman Stevans

(Senate Commitee Member (uncredited))

Charles Watts

(Stewart Dillard (uncredited))

Fredd Wayne

(Henry Whitney (uncredited))

Ferris Webster

(Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited))