The Graduate
The Graduate is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, 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".
Plot
After earning his bachelor's degree, Benjamin Braddock returns to his parents' home in Pasadena, California. During his graduation party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's law partner, asks him to drive her home. Once there, she tries to seduce him. He resists her advances, but later invites Mrs. Robinson to the Taft Hotel, where he registers under the surname Gladstone.
Awards
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| author | Buck Henry Calder Willingham |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Director National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | California Los Angeles San Francisco |
| director | Mike Nichols |
| editor | Sam O'Steen |
| events | virginity |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | bachelor's degree church date divorce drive drive-in flee float graduation party jail joke married woman medical student meet sanctuary search strip club swimming pool swing wedding gown wedding guest |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Lawrence Turman |
| productionCompany | Lawrence Turman Productions |
| publisher | Embassy Pictures United Artists |
| recordedAt | Ambassador Hotel San Francisco |
| theme | independent romantic comedy satirical |