The Graduate

The Graduate
The Graduate
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Nichols
Screenplay by	Calder Willingham; Buck Henry;
Based on	The Graduate; by Charles Webb
Produced by	Lawrence Turman
Starring	Anne Bancroft; Dustin Hoffman; Katharine Ross;
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Sam O'Steen
Music by	Paul Simon (songs); Dave Grusin (score);
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Lawrence Turman Productions
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures (United States); United Artists (International);
Release dates	December 20, 1967 (premiere); December 21, 1967 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$104.9 million (North America);

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] In 1997, 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.

^ ^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.
^ Cite error: The named reference LOC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).