Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May1964

Director: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 118 minutes

John Frankenheimer's follow-up to The Manchurian Candidate is as intimate and subdued as its predecessor is flamboyant and energetic. Burt Lancaster is calm and calculating as the steely-eyed military hawk General Scott, who opposes the president's … more »



Christopher Todd:
This stuff you unearthed, Colonel Casey, is dynamite. Very revealing of General Scott's extracurricular love life. Any taste of victory we have in our mouths, Colonel, is due in no small measure to your efforts.

Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey:
The taste I've got in my mouth, Mr. Secretary, is unmentionable.

Christopher Todd:
I can understand that feeling, Colonel. But when you deal with a jackal like your general...

Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey:
Mr. Todd, this is a full Air Force general. Six times wounded, wearing only half the medals he deserves. Whatever else he is, he's no jackal.

Christopher Todd:
My god, the sensitivity of our warriors! Did I step on your old school tie, Colonel?

Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey:
You're just like a lot of civilians, Mr. Todd. After every armistice, you want to put us away in mothballs, like the fleet. When it comes to a little dying...

Christopher Todd:
Hold up, Colonel!

Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey:
...you'll be sure to put us in a uniform...

Christopher Todd:
That's enough, Colonel!

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