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Difference between revisions of "Seven Days in May"
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− | When White House aide Paul Girard ([[Martin Balsam]]) goes to visit Admiral Barnswell at the | + | When White House aide Paul Girard ([[Martin Balsam]]) goes to visit Admiral Barnswell at the US 6th Fleet in Gibraltar, he passes by a Marine guard with an [[M1 Garand]] rifle. |
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[Image:Sevendaysmay-Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Girard passes by a Marine guard before boarding the USS ''Kitty Hawk'', the supposed flagship of the 6th Fleet. In the novel which the movie is based on, the carrier was the USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'', which would actually be commissioned in 1977.]] | [[Image:Sevendaysmay-Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Girard passes by a Marine guard before boarding the USS ''Kitty Hawk'', the supposed flagship of the 6th Fleet. In the novel which the movie is based on, the carrier was the USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'', which would actually be commissioned in 1977.]] |
Latest revision as of 18:48, 1 February 2024
Seven Days in May is a 1964 thriller/drama film adapted from the novel of the same name by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. The film stars Kirk Douglas as USMC Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey, who uncovers a plot led by General James Mattoon Scott (Burt Lancaster) to overthrow the President of the United States (Fredric March). The film was directed by John Frankenheimer from a screenplay by Rod Serling, the creator of the television series The Twilight Zone.
The following weapons were used in the film Seven Days in May:
M1 Garand
When White House aide Paul Girard (Martin Balsam) goes to visit Admiral Barnswell at the US 6th Fleet in Gibraltar, he passes by a Marine guard with an M1 Garand rifle.
M16/SP1
US Army soldiers at "Site Y" are armed with original-model M16 rifles, likely the earliest appearance of this weapon in any Hollywood film. Colonel William "Mutt" Henderson (Andrew Duggan) seizes an M16 from another soldier while helping Senator Raymond Clark (Edmond O'Brien) escape detention.
Browning M1919A4
Tracked vehicles patrolling "Site Y" are fitted with Browning M1919A4 machine guns. Colonel Henderson orders a soldier at gunpoint to unload the cartridge belt from his Browning M1919A4 while helping Clark escape.