The Graduate (1967)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers:

Calder Willingham (screenplay) and
Buck Henry (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 December 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The Movie That Became A Legend [Video Australia]

Plot:

Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her daughter, Elaine.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Hotel Room | College Graduate | Hotel | Graduate

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson
Dustin Hoffman	...	Ben Braddock
Katharine Ross	...	Elaine Robinson
William Daniels	...	Mr. Braddock
Murray Hamilton	...	Mr. Robinson
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Mrs. Braddock
Buck Henry	...	Room Clerk
Brian Avery	...	Carl Smith
Walter Brooke	...	Mr. McGuire
Norman Fell	...	Mr. McCleery
Alice Ghostley	...	Mrs. Singleman
Marion Lorne	...	Miss DeWitte
Eddra Gale	...	Woman on Bus
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buddy Douglas	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Mike Farrell	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Elisabeth Fraser	...	Second Lady (uncredited)
Donald F. Glut	...	College Student (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe	...	The Minister (uncredited)
Jonathan Hole	...	Mr. Singleman (uncredited)
Elaine May	...	Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)
Lainie Miller	...	Night Club Stripper (uncredited)
Ben Murphy	...	Shaving Student (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Kevin Tighe	...	Extra (uncredited)
David Westberg	...	Valet Parker (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Nichols

Writing credits
Calder Willingham		(screenplay) and
Buck Henry		(screenplay)
Charles Webb		(based on the novel by)

Produced by
Lawrence Turman	....	producer
Joseph E. Levine	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Robert Surtees		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen		(film editor)

Production Design by
Richard Sylbert

Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson		(as George Nelson)

Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt		(costumes by)

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist
Harry Maret	....	makeup artist
Sherry Wilson	....	hair dresser

Production Management
George Justin	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Kranze	....	assistant director
Lynn Guthrie	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Marum	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Joel Schiller	....	assistant production designer
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jack Solomon	....	sound
Howard Beals	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Carol Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator
Richard Borland	....	grip
Earl Gilbert	....	gaffer
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (as George Nogle)
Emillo Calori	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jim Cowan	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Bob Rose	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Frank Shugrue	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Stalmaster	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Fuca	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Phyllis Garr	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Donald MacDonald	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bob Wyman	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Dave Grusin	....	composer: additional music
Simon & Garfunkel	....	songs: sung by (as Simon and Garfunkel)
Paul Simon	....	songs by
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Joseph E. Levine	....	presenter
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor
William H. Cannon	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
J. David Jones	....	pilot: picture helicopter (uncredited)
Jeff Kanew	....	trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Joyce Lilley	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd	....	advisor: final sequence (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lawrence Turman (A Mike Nichols Lawrence Turman Production)
• Embassy Pictures Corporation (as Embassy) (copyright owner)

Distributors

• Embassy Pictures Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (as An Embassy Pictures Release)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Nelson Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print re-issue)
• Rialto Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United Artists Corporation (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1968) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• United Artists (1968) (France) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS) (for New Line Home Video)
• Criterion Collection, The (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Leader Music (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (as Leader Vision)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (1992) (USA) (video)
• Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• PolyGram Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Sandrews (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• StudioCanal (2010) (Non-USA) (DVD) (EU) (blu-ray) (for StudioCanal Collection)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Panavision  filmed in
• Technicolor  color by
• Maximilian  furs by
• Harry Winston  special jewelry by
• Columbia Records  soundtrack (uncredited)
• Solters & Digney  publicity (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M (re-rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Italy:VM14 (original rating) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (re-rating) | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Italy:T (re-rating) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

607 North Palm Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Lawrence Turman

Trivia:

Mike Nichols approached Ava Gardner for the role of Mrs. Robinson.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben is in the hotel bar waiting for Mrs. Robinson he takes a sip of his drink and the glass has ice in it, when he sets the glass down and there is a reflection of Mrs. Robinson on the glass table there is no ice in the glass.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pilot:Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Old School (2003)

Soundtrack:

On the Strip

I have one word for you : PLASTICS

What a ride....This is a perfect example of what art can generate if one puts soul and wit into it. Firstly, I find human emotions and life issues depicted in a bitter-comic manner to be a charming combination.Love,sex,insecurity,family relationships,shyness,deception are treated with great humor and witty dialog in this movie.Long and elaborated shots,incredible story-telling creativity (like 1-st person camera views,long still frames,distance frames),video-clip like sequences (beautifully sustained by Simon and Garfunkel's heart-warming poetry and sad irony).There is enough creative film work in The Graduate to suffice for 10 movies.The dialog is excellent and the acting pure genius.And, oh...the time frame...the sixties...don't get me started.The 2000's are like an insurance seminar compared to that... No need to praise this movie anymore, it speaks for itself.It is not,however,a movie for the masses.This is no Ben-Hur type of flick,with spectacular imagery and epic storyline.It is an epic of the inner soul.It requires a bit of meditation, it is only entertaining if you get in touch with your inner self and not expect to watch the screen and BE entertained. Despite its comic appearance,I always felt that it touched a sensitive somehow sad chord in me.It's kinda like:"Haha very funny, but I felt those type of emotions and they didn't seem funny then."It's also so easy to laugh at other people's feelings,torments and emotions, but when you realize that you are also part of that old human comedy and drama, your laughing becomes more restrained.More mature.I always connected with this movie, and with Mike Nichols.Too bad they don't make'em like this anymore.We live in an era where people like John Woo and Michael Bay are starting to dictate what we will be watching more and more.What a shame....