Review of Seven Days in May (1964) by Marc L — 13 Feb 2009
Intelligent, well performed political thriller from John Frankenheimer, made in 1964, but set in 1970, sees unpopular liberal US President (Frederic Marsh) on the verge of signing a nuclear disarmament treaty with the USSR when a Marine Corp Colonel (Kirk Douglas) discovers his boss, General James Mattoon Scott (Burt Lancaster) is planning a coup d'etat.
The quality of the direction and acting lift this head and shoulders above most political thrillers, and while not quite as intriguing as Frankenheimer's previous paranoid cold war thriller, The Manchurian Candidate, it is a far more believable scenario.
This review of Seven Days in May (1964) was written by Marc L on 13 Feb 2009.
Seven Days in May has generally received very positive reviews.
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