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- 1964
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 1964
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
Summary United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Directed By: John Frankenheimer
Written By: Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II, Rod Serling
- 1964
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
- 1964
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 58 m
Seven Days in May
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Summary United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Directed By: John Frankenheimer
Written By: Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II, Rod Serling
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
73
100% Positive
6 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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Seven Days in May smacks of realism, from its skillfully realized sets to its wholly believable supporting performances by O'Brien, Balsam, and John Houseman. Sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
There is a lot of suspense (this isn't an action film like Ronin), and I was on the edge of my seat for most of the movie.
The performances are excellent down the line, under the taut and penetrating directorial guidance of John Frankenheimer.
Frankenheimer's fascination with gadgetry is used to create a striking visual metaphor for control by the military machine. Highly enjoyable.
The whole thing achieves a tingling speed and irresistible tension under John Frankenheimer's direction, which deftly lifts some of the tricks of pictorial and musical emphasis from the old Nazi "Blitzkrieg" films.
John Frankenheimer directed, too much in love with technique, though he ably taps the neuroticism of Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Fredric March.
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 2 Nominations
