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Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'Brien

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 m...( read more  read more... )ilitary hawk General Scott, who opposes the president's (Fredric March) plan to end the cold war with a bold nuclear disarmament plan. Lancaster's longtime friend and frequent costar Kirk Douglas is his smiling, joking right-hand man, Colonel "Jiggs" Casey, whose easygoing manner is jolted by evidence of a possible plot to overthrow the American government. Scripted by Rod Serling from the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, the film plays much like a classic live TV drama (the medium that spawned both Frankenheimer and Serling), with the drama arising from conversations and confrontations and the action largely limited to scenes within the Pentagon and the White House. An ominous undercurrent of danger seeps through the realistic (and often real) settings of the film, conveyed chiefly through the intensity of the excellent ensemble performances. Notable among the supporting cast are Ava Gardner as a lonely Washington socialite who was once the general's mistress, Edmond O'Brien as an amiable alcoholic senator, Martin Balsam as the president's shrewd but skeptical secretary, and underrated character actor George Macready as the wily presidential advisor. --Sean Axmaker

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PG-13, 117 min.

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Release Date: February 12, 1964

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000

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  • jscottcorley
    September 16, 2009
    jscottcorley
    Kirk Douglas does a terrific job in his one cinematic chance to have a larger role than Lancaster. No 2nd act.
  • caradelia
    June 12, 2009
    caradelia
    Another solid installment in the Dr. Strangelove, Fail Safe, The Bedford Incident set.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 11, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    nothanks not my kinda thing
  • skbreese
    October 19, 2008
    skbreese
    Tense cold war thriller featuring a great cast
  • mpghoul1973
    February 19, 2008
    mpghoul1973
    Another political thriller from Frankenheimer. 7 Days is every bit as good and thrilling as the Manchurian Candidate.
  • ProudUchinanchuAwesomeCheeto
    January 22, 2008
    ProudUchinanchuAwesomeCheeto
    I found this movie very interesting in terms of how suspenseful politics can be. An interesting story line and wonderful actors, this movie is just one of those that say "just because it is in black and white doesn't mean it sucks"
  • Venieza
    July 19, 2007
    Venieza
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • CloudIsAMonkey
    June 24, 2007
    CloudIsAMonkey
    No, there are 31 days in May...

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