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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General James Mattoon Scott canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
fictional military officer ⓘ
adaptationRelationship novel character adapted to film ⓘ
appearsInWork Seven Days in May (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to: Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Seven Days in May
basedOnWork Seven Days in May (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Seven Days in May
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ
commandRole leader of conspirators in the coup plot ⓘ
conflictWithCharacter Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey ⓘ
President Jordan Lyman ⓘ
countryOfService United States ⓘ
createdBy Charles W. Bailey II ⓘ
Fletcher Knebel ⓘ
familyName Scott ⓘ
fictionalBranch United States Army ⓘ
fictionalNationality American ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Seven Days in May ⓘ
filmAdaptationOf Seven Days in May (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to: Seven Days in May
filmReleaseYearOfMajorAppearance 1964 ⓘ
firstPublicationYearOfOriginWork 1962 ⓘ
fullName James Mattoon Scott ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn political thriller ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
ideologyInStory militaristic anti-communism ⓘ
isFictionalInUniverse United States military ⓘ
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 ⓘ
positionHeld Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
symbolizes potential danger of politicized military leadership ⓘ
themeAssociation civil-military relations ⓘ
threat of military coup in a democracy ⓘ
workCountryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
workSetting Cold War era United States ⓘ
linked to: Cold War

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Seven Days in May → featuresCharacter → General James Mattoon Scott ⓘ
Jordan Lyman → opponent → General James Mattoon Scott ⓘ
subject linked to: President Jordan Lyman
Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey → conflictWith → General James Mattoon Scott ⓘ