The political movie that JFK wanted Hollywood to make
When it was released in 1964, the movie's chilling message about the fragility of American democracy and the danger of far-Right paranoia was underscored by a real-life backstory that was just as disturbing. Frankenheimer made Seven Days in May at the personal urging of President John F. Kennedy, who'd clashed with an Army general with extremist views e…
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