Underplayed Gems

The Graduate (1967)

The Graduate poster
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Genre
drama film, independent film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 3,708 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A recent college graduate has an affair with an older married woman. He then falls for her daughter and must navigate the tangled relationships.

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What happens

The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from Charles Webb's 1963 novella. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. The film follows Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman), a recent college graduate who is seduced by an older married woman, Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft), but falls for her daughter, Elaine (Ross). The soundtrack was recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, and featured the hit single "Mrs. Robinson". Produced independently and distributed domestically by Embassy Pictures, 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. It received seven nominations at the 40th Academy Awards, with Nichols winning for Best Director. In 1996, The Graduate was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The American Film Institute ranked it the 7th-greatest American film in 1997 and the 17th-greatest in 2007. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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