The Graduate
1967 film by Mike Nichols
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Summary
The Graduate is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,373 views/month, #715 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Director[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
- Director: Mike Nichols[5]
- Screenwriter: Calder Willingham[6], Buck Henry[7], Charles Webb[8]
- Composer: Dave Grusin[9]
- Movement: New Hollywood[10]
- Genre: comedy drama[11], coming-of-age film[12], drama film[13], romantic comedy film[14], independent film[15]
- Based on: The Graduate[16]
- Cast member: Dustin Hoffman[17], Anne Bancroft[18], Katharine Ross[19], William Daniels[20], Elizabeth Wilson[21], Murray Hamilton[22], Marion Lorne[23], Norman Fell[24], Elisabeth Fraser[25], Richard Dreyfuss[26], Buck Henry[27], Alice Ghostley[28], Eddra Gale[29], Walter Brooke[30]
- Producer: Lawrence Turman[31], Joseph E. Levine[32]
- Production company: Lawrence Turman[33]
- Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[34]
- Part of: National Film Registry[35]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
- Commons category: The Graduate[37]
- Soundtrack release: The Graduate – Original Sound Track Recording[38], The Sounds of Silence / I Am a Rock[39], Mrs. Robinson[40], Scarborough Fair / April Come She Will[41]
- Distribution format: video on demand[42]
- Review score: 8.9/10[43], 87%[44], 83/100[45], 8.0/10[46]
- Color: color[47]
- Country of origin: United States[48]
- Publication date: December 21, 1967[49], September 6, 1968[50], September 2, 1968[51]
- Distributed by: Embassy Pictures[52], Netflix[53]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Carol Daniels[54]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[55], San Francisco[56], California[57]
- Official website: http://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/772/The-Graduate/[58]
- Filming location: San Francisco[59], Ambassador Hotel[60], Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library[61], Library for International & Public Affairs[62]
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Subject and Themes
The Graduate's main subject is virginity[63].
Why It Matters
The Graduate has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
FAQs
What awards did The Graduate receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Director[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].