And it’s not clear whether the errors are “human” and the deaths “accidental.” However, President Lyman’s attempts to find factual evidence of General Scott’s scheme is scuttled by political protocol, error and death. He’s convinced that President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March) is too liberal and too soft on the country’s enemies, and that something needs to be down about it. Scott, who plots a military takeover of the United States. The movie was released right after the Kennedy assassination, in November 1963, and before the escalation of the American involvement in Vietnam.īurt Lancaster plays General James M.
Inspired by the right tendencies of General Edwin Walker, this fictional tale was successful due to its absorbing and gripping tale, excellent technical execution, and all-star cast, including Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Ava Gardner in the leads, and Frederic March, Martin Balsam, and Edmond O’Brien, who was nominated for an Oscar, in the supporting roles. Adapted by Rod Serling from the best-selling novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Waldo Bailey II, Seven Days in May was John Frankenheimer’s follow-up to his superb noir paranoia tale, The Manchurian Candidate, in 1962.
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