Remade for cable TV as "The Enemy Within."
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President Kennedy had read the novel Seven Days in May shortly after its publication and believed that the scenario could actually occur in the United States. According to director John Frankenheimer, the project received encouragement and assistance from Kennedy through White House press secretary Pierre Salinger, who conveyed to Frankenheimer Kennedy's wish that the film be produced. In spite of Defense Department opposition, Kennedy arranged to visit the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port for a weekend when the film needed to shoot outside the White House.
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In an early example of guerrilla filmmaking, Frankenheimer photographed Martin Balsam ferrying to the supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk in San Diego without prior permission. Another example occurred when Frankenheimer wanted a shot of Douglas entering the Pentagon, but unable to receive permission, he rigged a camera in a parked car.
I am too young to remember, but maybe Boomer FReepers can describe the times back then, as so much of what our nation was first began to crumble - JFK’s murder, bookended by two Frankenheimer films, Manchurian Candidate - released in October 1962, and 7DIM, released in February 1964.
Seven Days in May could have been a story how Trump was removed as President.
The MSM, Military and Key Senators were involved on both the movie and real life.
Excellent Movie.
I have read that the producers considered this a movie about the future, so wanted to use futuristic firearms in it. They armed the “guards” with the new M-16s when the standard firearm was still the M-1 Garand and M-14.