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Seven Days in May (1964): A Twilight Zone America Strikes Close to Home
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 24, 2021
The opening images of Seven Days in May could have easily been pulled out of the headlines. A silent protest continues outside the White House gates with hosts of signs decrying the incumbent president or at the very least the state of his America. We don’t quite know his egregious act althou read more
Seven Days in May (1964, John Frankenheimer)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 23, 2018
Screenwriter Rod Serling really likes to employ monologues in Seven Days in May. John Frankenheimer likes to direct them too. And the actors like to give them. Because they’re good monologues. The monologues give all then actors fantastic material. Everyone except George Macready, who isn’t the read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 9, 2018
Seven Days in May
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by Rod Sterling from a novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II
1964/USA
Joel Productions/Seven Arts Productions
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck I expected more suspense in a conspiracy theory film from John Frankenheimer. In the not so dis read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: March, Lancaster, Douglas and Gardner in Seven Days in May (1964)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 6, 2017
Seven Days in May (1964) was director John Frankenheimer's follow-up to The Manchurian Candidate (1962), meant to be another unsettling portrait of power and politics. Given today's political climate though, it is striking how relatively sane everyone seems in this story of an attempted military tak read more
Seven Days in May – part 5
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 8, 2012
In part 4 I had a section called “ One Liners and Small Roles”. With the exception of Richard Anderson Malcolm Atterbury and John Larkin were just two of the 10 actors who appeared in the film but were not given any screen credits. Other actors who appeared in the film but did not receiv read more
Seven Days in May – part 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 6, 2012
Who did what The film was directed by John Frankenheimer, who directed just two years earlier gave us The Birdman of Alcatraz. You’ll notice from some of the dates relating to a few of the PDF files he was already in pre-production on this film when The Birdman of Alcatraz was released. John read more
Seven Days in May – part 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 30, 2012
This film has it all ! A fantastic director, a stellar big box office cast, and a story that rivals some of those by one of most well known screenwriters. read more
Seven Days in May – part 3a
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 30, 2012
The following all pertain to the film. They are in PDF format and will require Adobe PDF Reader, Foxit PDF Reader, or another PDF reader. Letter from Robert Blumofe at United Artists to Ed Lewis, advising that a film of Seven Days in May should not be made. View this 1-pg PDF document Click read more
Seven Days in May – part 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 27, 2012
Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) In his short life Rodman Edward Serling played many roles. He was a son, brother, student, graduate, paratrooper, boxer, patient, writer, husband, father, friend, teacher, observer of the human condition, critic of humanity, storyteller. He had t read more
Seven Days In May – part 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 22, 2012
Here we have a fantastic film directed by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by the great Rod Serling, and was based on the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. To fully a understand a film its sometimes helps to understand something of the original writer(s) of the story b read more
Seven Days in May (1964) Monologue
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Oct 13, 2009
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I think this monologue really captures the fear and uncertainty that was so much a part of the Cold War in America. It's delivered by Frederic March who plays the fictional American Presid read more
Seven Days in May (1964) Monologue
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I think this monologue really captures the fear and uncertainty that was so much a part of the Cold War in America. It's delivered by Frederic March who plays the fictional American President Jordan Lyman in Seven Days in May (1964). This film has a great cast of stars but it's March's incredible pe read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was a time of tremendous tension and tremendous fear." - John Frankenheimer
Cold War stories are endlessly fascinating. There is something about the fear of nuclear annihilation and how it alters our perspectives on the future and guides our actions that became the perfect fodder for storytelli read more
Seven Days in May (1964)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was a time of tremendous tension and tremendous fear." - John Frankenheimer
Cold War stories are endlessly fascinating. There is something about the fear of nuclear annihilation and how it alters our perspectives on the future and guides our actions that became the perfect fodder for storytelli read more