Seven Days in May - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Seven Days in May"
Seven Days in May (1964)
Timing:
1:58 (118 min)
7.235/10
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Actors and characters
Helen Kleeb
Character Esther Townsend
Bart Burns
Character Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
Monya Andre
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
Character Reporter (uncredited)
John Barton
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
Character Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Character Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Character Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Character Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Character Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Character Diner Operator (uncredited)
Colette Jackson
Character Bar Girl (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
Character Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Character Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Paul King
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
John Larkin
Character Col. Broderick (uncredited)
William Meader
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Jose Portugal
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Rich
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Owen Song
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Character Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Character Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
Fredd Wayne
Character Henry Whitney (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Based on the novel of the same name by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.
- According to Frankenheimer himself, 'Seven Days in May' is his best film of his career.
- After reading the novel, Frankenheimer realized this was his subject. “This was a film that you shouldn’t have to understand the whole American political system to enjoy,” he said.
- Actor Kirk Douglas, who played the lead role of Colonel Casey, launched the production of the film. Douglas owned the film company Joel Productions, which invested half the cost of acquiring the rights to adapt the book, while director Frankenheimer added the other half.
- Douglas was initially considered for the role of General Scott, but then Frankenheimer realized that in that case, there would simply be no one to play Colonel Casey.
- Fredric March was approved for the role of President Lyman without any auditions, as the director had envisioned him in this role even before the script was written. There were practically no questions regarding Edmond O'Brien, except for his age – Frankenheimer wasn't sure if the 50-year-old actor could handle the role of an elderly, Southern, alcoholic senator, but all doubts vanished after auditions with makeup. Frankenheimer enjoyed working with March the most.
- It took almost three months to make the film, of which a month and a half was spent shooting on sets and almost another month on location. Frankenheimer filmed in Washington and Arizona for over a week and used numerous locations in California.
- Even before starting filming, Frankenheimer knew that the film should not exceed two hours, as the entire story shouldn't be that long. The final version of the film cost $25,000 less than the allocated budget.
- "Seven Days in May" received approval from the Soviet leadership, and the country's film press was allowed to praise the film. However, they didn't dare to buy it for distribution in the USSR, as Nikita Khrushchev had recently been removed from his leadership position as a result of a conspiracy similar to the one shown in the film.
- Initially, the film was scheduled for release in December 1963, but due to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) insisted that the premiere be postponed to a later date. The same happened with the release of Stanley Kubrick's film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," which was delayed until 1964.
- Due to the military coup on April 1, 1964, in Brazil, the film was never released in that country. The coup participants banned it, believing it drew too many parallels with their own actions.
- The administration in the White House was always ready to assist the filmmakers. President's Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (1925-2004) arranged for the film crew to have access to John F. Kennedy's office and other rooms so they could build authentic sets.
- The Pentagon does not allow filming near the entrance to its buildings, but director John Frankenheimer (1930-2002) wanted to film Kirk Douglas entering them. The camera and equipment were hidden in a van that was driven up to the steps at the Pentagon entrance, after which Douglas, dressed as a Marine Corps Colonel, walked up the steps. Officers and guards descending the stairs saluted him at the door, unaware that he was an actor.
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