Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May is a 1964 American political thriller film about a military-political cabal's planned takeover of the United States government in reaction to the president's negotiation of a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. The film, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, and Ava Gardner, was directed by John Frankenheimer from a screenplay written by Rod Serling and based on the novel of the same name by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II, published in September 1962.

This article is about the film. For the 1962 novel on which it is based, see Seven Days in May (novel).

Seven Days in May
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Screenplay byRod Serling
Based on
Seven Days in May (1962 novel)
by
Produced byEdward Lewis
Starring
CinematographyEllsworth Fredricks
Edited byFerris Webster
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12) (Washington, DC)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.2 million
Box office$3,650,000 (rentals)
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