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The Graduate

  • 1967
  • PG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
Trailer for the Oscar-winning film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross.
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A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writers
    • Calder Willingham
    • Buck Henry
    • Charles Webb
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Anne Bancroft
    • Katharine Ross
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    280K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,363
    32
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Calder Willingham
      • Buck Henry
      • Charles Webb
    • Stars
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Anne Bancroft
      • Katharine Ross
    • 847User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 22 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Dustin Hoffman, Mike Nichols, and Katharine Ross in The Graduate (1967)
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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Ben Braddock
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Mrs. Robinson
    Katharine Ross
    Katharine Ross
    • Elaine Robinson
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Mr. Braddock
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Mr. Robinson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    • Mrs. Braddock
    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
    • Room Clerk
    Brian Avery
    Brian Avery
    • Carl Smith
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Mr. McGuire
    Norman Fell
    Norman Fell
    • Mr. McCleery
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Mrs. Singleman
    Marion Lorne
    Marion Lorne
    • Miss DeWitte
    Eddra Gale
    Eddra Gale
    • Woman on Bus
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Church Member
    • (uncredited)
    Garrett Cassell
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Douglas
    • Bellhop in Hotel Lobby
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Boarding House Resident
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Calder Willingham
      • Buck Henry
      • Charles Webb
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Dustin Hoffman showed up at producer Joseph E. Levine's office for a casting interview, Levine mistook him for a window cleaner. So Hoffman, in character, cleaned a window.
    • Goofs
      When Ben is seen crossing the Oakland Bay Bridge on his way to Berkeley he is driving on the upper of the two decks of the Bridge which only carries traffic westbound from Oakland to San Francisco and thus would be taking him away from Berkeley. The only way to get to Berkeley by way of the Bay Bridge is to drive Eastbound, and all such traffic is carried only on the lower deck of the Bridge.
    • Quotes

      Benjamin: Oh, my God!

      Mrs. Robinson: Pardon?

      Benjamin: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. Oh no.

      Mrs. Robinson: What's wrong?

      Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you didn't... I mean, you didn't expect...

      Mrs. Robinson: What?

      Benjamin: I mean, you didn't really think I'd do something like THAT.

      Mrs. Robinson: Like what?

      Benjamin: What do you think?

      Mrs. Robinson: Well, I don't know.

      Benjamin: For God's sake, Mrs. Robinson. Here we are. You got me into your house. You give me a drink. You... put on music. Now, you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won't be home for hours.

      Mrs. Robinson: So?

      Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me!

      Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] Huh?

      Benjamin: Aren't you?

    • Crazy credits
      The original long-form trailer for the film (ending with a credit line for prints by Pathe), as shown by Turner Classic Movies, garbled the Roman lettering of its 1967 copyright as "MCMLVXII" instead of MCMLXVII. The trailer was later revised, as seen in the IMDb version available here, to remove the Pathe prints credit and correct the Roman lettering of the copyright year.
    • Alternate versions
      There are two versions of the first encounter between Ben and Mrs Robinson. When Ben turns around after Mrs Robinson locks the door to her daughter's bedroom to make a proposition to him. In one, Ben says "Jesus Christ," and "Oh, my Christ" as he views Mrs Robinson in the nude. In another version the words Ben says have been dubbed to "Jesus God" and Oh, my God".
    • Connections
      Edited into Comic Relief (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sounds of Silence
      (uncredited)
      Music by Paul Simon
      Lyrics by Paul Simon
      Performed by Simon & Garfunkel
      Courtesy of CBS Records

    User reviews847

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Unforgettable Movie for People of My Generation
    After graduating in college, the twenty-year old Benjamin "Ben" Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) returns home and his parents give a party for him. The uptight and clumsy Ben feels uncomfortable and the wife of his father's business partner Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) asks a ride home to him. Soon she seduces the unexperienced Ben and they have a love affair. When Mrs. Robinson's daughter Elaine Robinson (Katharine Ross) returns home, Mrs. Robinson makes Ben to promise that will never date her. But soon Ben and Elaine fall in love with each other affecting the Robinson family.

    "The Graduate" is an unforgettable movie for people of my generation. The story is dramatic and funny and Anne Bancroft is perfect in the role of the unbalanced Mrs. Robinson. Despite his actual age (30), Dustin Hoffman is hilarious and convinces in the role of an unexperienced young man seduced by the alcoholic wife of his father's partner. And Katharine Ross is extremely beautiful in the role of Elaine. The wonderful soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel fits perfectly to this great movie. The rushed conclusion is silly but adequate for those years, with the couple in a bus without knowing their destination in the bus and in life. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "A Primeira Noite de um Homem" ("The First Night of a Man")
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Feb 10, 2015

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    FAQ9

    • How did Benjamin's mother find out about the affair? What made her suspect Mrs. Robinson?
    • Is "The Graduate" based on a book?
    • Why didn't Mrs Robinson allow Ben to date Elaine?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Reifeprüfung
    • Filming locations
      • 607 North Palm Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(Mrs. Robinson's house)
    • Production company
      • Lawrence Truman Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,945,305
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $37,948
      • Feb 17, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $105,015,008
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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