4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 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...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on December 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 rig   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on June 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

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 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

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on October 13, 2009

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. 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...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 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

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 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

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 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...   read more