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U.S Army soldiers at "Site Y" are armed with [[M16]] rifles, which is likely the earliest appearance of the weapon in any Hollywood film. Colonel William 'Mutt' Henderson ([[Andrew Duggan]]) seizes | U.S Army soldiers at "Site Y" are armed with [[M16]] rifles, which is likely the earliest appearance of the 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. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
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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, who had created 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 U.S 6th Fleet in Gibraltar, he passes by a Marine guard with a M1 Garand rifle.
M16/SP1 Rifle
U.S Army soldiers at "Site Y" are armed with M16 rifles, which is likely the earliest appearance of the 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 Machine Gun
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 to escape.
