Editing Seven Days in May (section)

{{Short description|1964 political thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer}}
{{About| the film|the 1962 novel on which it is based|Seven Days in May (novel)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Seven Days in May
| image          = Sevendays moviep.jpg
| alt            = theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[John Frankenheimer]]
| producer       = [[Edward Lewis (producer)|Edward Lewis]]
| screenplay     = [[Rod Serling]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|the novel|[[Fletcher Knebel]] &<br />[[Charles W. Bailey II]]}}
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Burt Lancaster]]|[[Kirk Douglas]]|[[Fredric March]]|[[Ava Gardner]]|[[Edmond O'Brien]]|[[Martin Balsam]]}}
| music          = [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| cinematography = [[Ellsworth Fredricks]] [[A.S.C.]]
| editing        = [[Ferris Webster]]
| studio         = {{hlist|[[Seven Arts Productions]]|[[Joel Productions]]|[[John Frankenheimer Productions]]|[[Cayuga Productions]]}}
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1964|02|12|Washington, DC}}
| runtime        = 118&nbsp;minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $2.2 million
| gross          = $3,650,000 <small>(rentals)</small><ref>{{Citation | title = Big Rental Pictures of 1964 | newspaper = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 6 January 1965 | page = 39}}.</ref>
}}
'''''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 film, starring [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Fredric March]], and [[Ava Gardner]], was directed by [[John Frankenheimer]] from a [[screenplay]] written by [[Rod Serling]] and based on the [[Seven Days in May (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Fletcher Knebel]] and [[Charles W. Bailey II]], published in September 1962.<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janet-frame-3/seven-days-in-may/ "Seven Days in May" (''Kirkus Reviews'', September 10, 1962)]</ref>