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A college graduate becomes involved with with his girlfriend's mother. Soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel.

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ProducerLawrence Turman

EAN5055201837745

eBay Product ID (ePID)6048566364

Product Key Features

ActorNorman Fell, Harry Holcombe, Walter Brooke, Elizabeth Wilson, Alice Ghostley, William Daniels, Elisabeth Fraser, Eddra Gale, Lainie Miller, Murray Hamilton, Dustin Hoffman, Buck Henry, Jonathan Hole, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Marion Lorne, Brian Avery, Richard Dreyfuss

Film/TV TitleThe Graduate

DirectorMike Nichols

LanguageEnglish

Run Time105 Mins

FormatDVD

Release Year2017

Features50th Anniversary Edition

GenreDrama, Romantic

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Music PerformerSimon and Garfunkel

ComposerDave Grusin

MakeupHarry Maret

Costume DesignerPatricia Zipprodt

Set DesignerGeorge Robert Nelson

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Director of PhotographyRobert Surtees

Consumer AdviceContains adultery theme and references to rape

Production DesignerRichard Sylbert

ReviewsTotal Film - "...A wonderful comedy of manners..." -- 4 out of 5 Stars

Additional InformationDirector Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation. In the late 1960s, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a confused college graduate, is pulled in myriad directions by family, friends, and associates just days after receiving his degree. Seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), an older friend of the family, Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). However, Ben and Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs. Robinson, who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to another boy, leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history.<BR>With its striking photography and clever editing, THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director. The film also made a star out of young Hoffman, who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film, which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy enough. Outstanding performances by the rest of the cast are highlighted by Bancroft's sexy, embittered turn as Mrs. Robinson and Ross's endearing presence as the gorgeous yet innocent Elaine. The film's impact on popular culture is immeasurable: "Plastics" will live on eternally as depressing but solid career advice, and older women will never eye younger men without fear of becoming a "Mrs. Robinson." Buck Henry (who appears briefly in the film) cowrote the influential screenplay, based on the novel by Charles Webb, and the soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel remains a movie classic.

AwardsBest Director 1967 - Mike Nichols

ScreenwriterCalder Willingham, Buck Henry

AuthorCharles Webb

Movie/TV TitleThe Graduate

EditorSam O'Steen