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Seven days in May

Author: John FrankenheimerEdward LewisRod SerlingBurt LancasterKirk DouglasAll authors
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2000.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : Secondary (senior high) school : NTSC color broadcast system : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"It happens with startling swiftness and violence. An armed cadre seizes state control. Fortunately, a coup d'etat can't happen here. Or can it? ... At odds are a popular general and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and an unpopular President with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time to derail a  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Film adaptations
Fiction films
Feature films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
Named Person: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W Bailey
Material Type: Secondary (senior high) school, Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: John Frankenheimer; Edward Lewis; Rod Serling; Burt Lancaster; Kirk Douglas; Fredric March; Ava Gardner; Edmond O'Brien; Martin Balsam; Fletcher Knebel; Charles W Bailey; Ellsworth Fredericks; Ferris Webster; Jerry Goldsmith; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Seven Arts Productions.; Joel Productions, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm)
ISBN: 0790748088 9780790748085
OCLC Number: 44504695
Language Note: In English with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Notes: Originally produced in 1963, and released in 1964.
Based on the novel by Fletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II.
Credits: Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredricks ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; music composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith.
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam.
Awards: Golden Globe, 1965: Best supporting actor (O'Brien)
Bodil Festival, 1965: Best film; Best American film.
Target Audience: MPAA : Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono audio ; widescreen format.
Contents: Special features include: Optional feature length audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer ; cast & crew information [text feature] ; Political Forces [text feature] ; awards [text feature] ; original theatrical trailer.
Other Titles: Seven days in May (Motion picture)
7 days in May
Seven days in May
Responsibility: Warner Bros. Pictures ; Seven Arts Productions and Joel Productions, Inc. present ; screenplay by Rod Serling ; produced by Edward Lewis ; directed by John Frankenheimer.
Local System Bib Number:
154376

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"It happens with startling swiftness and violence. An armed cadre seizes state control. Fortunately, a coup d'etat can't happen here. Or can it? ... At odds are a popular general and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and an unpopular President with a pacifist agenda. At stake is the survival of the Republic. A vigilant colonel uncovers the scheme. But are the seven fateful days ahead enough time to derail a disaster?"--Container.
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