Seven Days In May 1964 Movie

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Seven days in may 1964 movie.

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 picture was directed by john frankenheimer. Directed by john frankenheimer. John frankenheimer s striking direction and a first rate cast conspire to make seven days in may a stark riveting tale of political intrigue. In 1964 with the sound of kennedy s assassination still lingering in the air the vietnam war on the horizon and the nation erupting in violence as the civil rights movement hit the streets the idea that drives seven days in may probably seemed much more realistic than it did some decades later when a weak remake of this film was made just after the cold war ended.

With the screenplay written by rod serling. United states military leaders plot to overthrow the president because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a soviet sneak attack.