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- Release date: December 21, 1967
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Screenwriters: Calder Willingham and Buck Henry
- Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross
- Running time: 105 minutes
- Based on the novel by Charles Webb
- Awards: Academy Award for Best Director; Golden Globe for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Bancroft); AFI Top 100 Films List
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The Graduate is a classic American film about a recent college graduate and his affair with an older, married woman.
The 1967 film is based on a novel of the same name by Charles Webb. The film version provided actor Dustin Hoffman with his breakthrough role as Benjamin Braddock, a part initially offered to Warren Beatty and Burt Ward. The film also boosted the popularity of folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. The duo provided the film's chart-topping soundtrack album, which included the hit singles "Mrs. Robinson" and "The Sounds of Silence."
The film was adapted for the stage in 2000.
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Quotes
- Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
- Benjamin: Yes, sir.
- Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
- Benjamin: Yes, I am.
- Mr. McGuire: Plastics.
- Benjamin: Just how do you mean that, sir?
- Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I am *not* trying to seduce you.
- Benjamin: I know that, but *please*, Mrs. Robinson, this is difficult...
- Mrs. Robinson: Would you like me to seduce you?
- Benjamin: What?
- Mrs. Robinson: Is that what you're trying to tell me?
- Benjamin: I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said. I hope you can forget it, but I'm going home right now.
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The Graduate Questions
Can you wear a plain dress under a graduation gown or do you have to wear a fancy dress? 4 AnswersIt won't matter because no one will see it during the ceremony. It only matters if you are going to stay in that dress after graduation or not. If you are going... read more
Where do you recommend me to get my 8th grade graduation dress but somehwere regular people can afford? 4 AnswersA simple dress is fine. You don't have to get a super expensive dress for an 8th grade graduation. Save your money for the prom. Go to the mall, and look around... read more
If your a London School of business graduate or Oxford graduate where do you plan on working? 1 AnswerI have two good friends and a relative who are Oxford grads, and none work at banks. One is a Queen's Barrister. One worked in London in marketing a few years,... read more
If my wife graduates from a college in US? 3 AnswersAccording to wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Dental_Surgery#Licensing_examinations There are two national exams. The National Board Dental Examina... read more -
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