The Graduate
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| Directed by | Mike Nichols |
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| Based on | The Graduate by Charles Webb |
| Produced by | Lawrence Turman |
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| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | Sam O'Steen |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Lawrence Turman Productions |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
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The Graduate is a 1967 American independent[5] romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols[6] and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham,[7] based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate who is seduced by an older married woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), but falls for her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). The soundtrack was recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, and featured the hit single "Mrs. Robinson".
The Graduate was released December 21, 1967. It grossed $104.9 million in the United States and Canada, making it the highest-grossing film of 1967 in North America. Adjusted for inflation (as of 2021), its gross is $857 million, making it the 22nd-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada.[8] It received seven nominations at the 40th Academy Awards, and won for Best Director.[9]
In 1996, The Graduate was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[10][11] The following year, the American Film Institute ranked it the 7th-greatest American film and the 17th-greatest in 2007. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
- ^ a b "The Graduate (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 1, 1970. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Graduate (16mm)". Australian Classification Board. August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ The Graduate at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "The Graduate, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ Sayre, Will (September 24, 2023). "The 20 Most Timeless Indie Movies". MovieWeb.
- ^ Kaplan (December 20, 1967). Variety's Film Reviews. Garland Pub. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8240-5210-2.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (December 31, 1967). "Graduating With Honors; 'The Graduate'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Domestic Grosses, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ Mike Nichols winning the Oscar® for Directing - Oscars on YouTube
- ^ Stern, Christopher (December 3, 1996). "National Film Registry taps 25 more pix". Variety. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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