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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,153 posts)
Tue Dec 22, 2020, 11:15 AM Dec 2020

On December 21, 1967, "The Graduate" was released.

I didn't find the time yesterday to post this. Sorry.

The Graduate


Theatrical release poster

Release date
December: 20, 1967 (Premiere)
December: 21, 1967 [1]

The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross).

The Graduate was released on December 21, 1967 to critical and commercial success grossing $104.9 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1967 worldwide. Adjusted for inflation, the film's gross is $805 million, making it the 23rd highest-ever grossing film in North America. It received seven nominations at the 40th Academy Awards including for the Best Picture and won Best Director. In 1996, The Graduate was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It is ranked by the American Film Institute as the 17th greatest American film of all-time.

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On December 21, 1967, "The Graduate" was released. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP
"Plastics" Arne Dec 2020 #1
I was 14 & not allowed to see it. It was mentioned in a hush, but secretly they all dug it! Budi Dec 2020 #2
Now I have to watch it again!! Budi Dec 2020 #3
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
3. Now I have to watch it again!!
Tue Dec 22, 2020, 11:44 AM
Dec 2020

See, if I still had my VCR I could just put in the movie & there it be. Right now. No searching...

(sigh)

Honestly, Dustin Hoffman was such a great actor.
He made his craft & every character he played look so easy.

Raymond was another movie that showed his mastery.

Damn, he made a lot of fine movies

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