The graduate
by
 
Nichols, Mike, film director, film producer.

Title
The graduate

Author
Nichols, Mike, film director, film producer.
 
Levine, Joseph E., film producer.
 
Turman, Lawrence, film producer.
 
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995, screenwriter.
 
Henry, Buck, screenwriter, actor.
 
Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor.
 
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- actor.
 
Ross, Katharine, 1940- actor.
 
Daniels, William, 1927- actor.
 
Hamilton, Murray, actor.
 
Wilson, Elizabeth, 1921-2015, actor.
 
Avery, Brian, actor.
 
Brooke, Walter, actor.
 
Fell, Norman, 1924-1998, actor.
 
Ghostley, Alice, 1926-2007, actor.
 
Lorne, Marion, 1888-1968, actor.
 
Surtees, Robert, director of photography.
 
Sylbert, Richard, production designer.
 
O'Steen, Sam, 1923-2000, editor of moving image work.
 
Nelson, George, 1927-1992, set designer.
 
Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999, costume designer.
 
Simon, Paul, 1941- composer.
 
Grusin, Dave, composer.
 
Soderbergh, Steven, 1963- commentator.
 
Suber, Howard, 1937- commentator.
 
O'Steen, Bobbie, 1952- interviewee.
 
Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022, interviewer.
 
Cavett, Dick, interviewer.
 
Rich, Frank, writer of supplementary textual content.
 
Webb, Charles Richard, 1939-2020, author.
 
Simon and Garfunkel, performer.
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
 
Embassy Pictures Corp., production company.
 
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Series
Criterion collection ;

Series Number
800.

Summary
Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with the middle-aged mother of the young woman he's dating.

Audience
MPAA rating: PG.

General Note
Widescreen (2.35:1).
 
Based on the novel by Charles Webb.
 
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
 
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary 1 (2007 commentary featuring director Mike Nichols in conversation with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh); Commentary 2 (1987 audio commentary by film scholar Howard Suber); Trailer. Disc 2: Buck Henry and Lawrence Turman (the screenwriter and producer reminisce about the film); Dustin Hoffman (the actor recalls the making of the film); Sam and Mike (editor Bobbie O'Steen, Sam O'Steen's widow, examines his work through an analysis of the film and his collaboration with the director); Students of "The graduate" (short 2007 documentary features filmmakers, critics, and historians discussing the achievement and influence of the film); "The graduate" at 25 (1992 featurette from the 25th anniversary of the film includes interviews with actors Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross, screenwriter Buck Henry and producer Lawrence Turman); Mike Nichols and Barbara Walters (interview aired on NBC's Today show on July 29, 1966, the director discusses his career with Barbara Walters); Paul Simon and Dick Cavett (excerpt from April 9, 1970 episode of The Dick Cavett Show, Paul Simon discusses the music used in the film); Screen tests. Insert includes and essay by journalist and critic Frank Rich.

Edition
Two-DVD special edition.

Physical Description
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert.

Genre
Fiction films.
 
Dark comedy films.
 
Feature films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term
College graduates -- Drama.
 
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
 
Adultery -- Drama.

Author(s)
Nichols, Mike,
 
Levine, Joseph E.,
 
Turman, Lawrence,
 
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995,
 
Henry, Buck,
 
Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005,
 
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
 
Ross, Katharine, 1940-
 
Daniels, William, 1927-
 
Hamilton, Murray,
 
Wilson, Elizabeth, 1921-2015,
 
Avery, Brian,
 
Brooke, Walter,
 
Fell, Norman, 1924-1998,
 
Ghostley, Alice, 1926-2007,
 
Lorne, Marion, 1888-1968,
 
Surtees, Robert,
 
Sylbert, Richard,
 
O'Steen, Sam, 1923-2000,
 
Nelson, George, 1927-1992,
 
Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999,
 
Simon, Paul, 1941-
 
Grusin, Dave,
 
Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-
 
Suber, Howard, 1937-
 
O'Steen, Bobbie, 1952-
 
Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022,
 
Cavett, Dick,
 
Rich, Frank,
 
Webb, Charles Richard, 1939-2020,

Added Corporate Author
Simon and Garfunkel,
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
 
Embassy Pictures Corp.,
 
Criterion Collection (Firm),

Publisher
The Criterion Collection,

Publication Date
2016
 
1967

ISBN
9781681431123

Publication Information
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]

Call Number
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