The U.S. President is about to be overthrown in a military coup--and a Pentagon Colonel has just a week to stop it. But first he has to prove that the plot exists. Forest Whitaker stars in this suspense drama as the loyal officer, racing against time to get the hard evidence he needs to keep the power-hungry generals from taking over the government. Also with Sam Waterston, Dana Delany and Jason Robards as the plot's ruthless mastermind. Directed by Jonathan Darby; screenplay by Darryl Ponicsan and Ron Bass, based on the motion picture 'Seven Days in May,' screenplay by Rod Serling and the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.