1964 political thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer
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 by
John Frankenheimer
Screenplay by
Rod Serling
Based on
Seven Days in May (1962 novel) by
Fletcher Knebel
& Charles W. Bailey II
Produced by
Edward Lewis
Starring
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
Fredric March
Ava Gardner
Edmond O'Brien
Martin Balsam
Cinematography
Ellsworth Fredricks
Edited by
Ferris Webster
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies
Seven Arts Productions and Joel Productions Inc. John Frankenheimer – Joel Production
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release dates
February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12) (Washington, DC)
Running time
118 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2.2 million
Box office
$3,650,000 (rentals)[1]
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.[2]
^"Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, p. 39, January 6, 1965.
^"Seven Days in May" (Kirkus Reviews, September 10, 1962)
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