General James Mattoon Scott
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General James Mattoon Scott is a fictional high-ranking U.S. military officer who leads an attempted coup against the president in the political thriller "Seven Days in May."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional military officer ⓘ |
| adaptationRelationship | novel character adapted to film ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Seven Days in May (1964 film)
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Seven Days in May (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Seven Days in May (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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authoritarian ⓘ charismatic ⓘ |
| commandRole | leader of conspirators in the coup plot ⓘ |
| conflictWithCharacter |
Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey
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President Jordan Lyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Charles W. Bailey II
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Fletcher Knebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalBranch | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalNationality | American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Seven Days in May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationOf | Seven Days in May (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfMajorAppearance | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfOriginWork | 1962 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fullName | James Mattoon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | political thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| ideologyInStory | militaristic anti-communism ⓘ |
| isFictionalInUniverse | United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyaltyInStory | U.S. military institution over elected civilian leadership ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading an attempted military coup against the U.S. president ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| plansOperation | secret military takeover of the U.S. government ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement | plans to overthrow the President of the United States ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| symbolizes | potential danger of politicized military leadership ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
civil-military relations
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threat of military coup in a democracy ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSetting | Cold War era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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