The Graduate

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American film comedy-drama film film

The Graduate is a landmark 1967 American film directed by Mike Nichols, celebrated for its satirical take on suburban malaise, iconic performances, and influential use of a Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack.

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The Graduate canonical 33
The Graduate (1967 film) 8
The Graduate (1963 novel) 2

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
comedy-drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Charles Webb ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
awardReceivedBy Mike Nichols ⓘ
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boxOfficeStatus major commercial success ⓘ
character Benjamin Braddock ⓘ
Elaine Robinson ⓘ
Mrs. Robinson ⓘ
cinematographer Robert Surtees ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact considered a landmark of 1960s American cinema ⓘ
director Mike Nichols ⓘ
distributor Embassy Pictures ⓘ
editor Sam O'Steen ⓘ
era New Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: New Hollywood cinema
filmRatingUS originally rated Approved by the MPAA ⓘ
genre comedy-drama ⓘ
romantic comedy-drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicBy Dave Grusin ⓘ
Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
notableFor iconic final bus scene ⓘ
innovative use of Simon & Garfunkel songs on the soundtrack ⓘ
satirical take on suburban life and middle-class values ⓘ
notableSong Mrs. Robinson ⓘ
The Sound of Silence ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A recent college graduate is seduced by an older married woman and later falls in love with her daughter. ⓘ
producer Lawrence Turman ⓘ
productionCompany Lawrence Turman Productions ⓘ
registryInclusion National Film Registry ⓘ
surface form: United States National Film Registry
registryInclusionYear 1996 ⓘ
releaseDateUS December 21, 1967 ⓘ
releaseYear 1967 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 106 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Buck Henry ⓘ
Calder Willingham ⓘ
setting California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles area
starring Anne Bancroft ⓘ
Buck Henry ⓘ
Dustin Hoffman ⓘ
Katharine Ross ⓘ
Murray Hamilton ⓘ
William Daniels ⓘ
theme alienation ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ
suburban malaise ⓘ

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