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The Graduate ()

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A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 17 nominations.
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Mrs. Robinson
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Ben Braddock
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Elaine Robinson
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Mr. Braddock
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Mr. Robinson
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Mrs. Braddock
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Room Clerk
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Carl Smith
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Mr. McGuire
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Mr. McCleery
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Mrs. Singleman
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Miss DeWitte
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Woman on Bus
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Church Member (uncredited)
Garrett Cassell ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Buddy Douglas ...
Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
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Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
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The Newlywed Game Host (uncredited) (voice)
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Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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College Student (uncredited)
Laurence Haddon ...
Mr. Carlson (uncredited)
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The Minister (uncredited)
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Mr. Singleman (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb ...
Mr. Loomis - Party Guest (uncredited)
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Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)
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Mrs. Carlson - Party Guest (uncredited)
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Night Club Stripper (uncredited)
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Shaving Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
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Birthday Party Guest in Yellow Shirt (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Sam O'Steen ...
Man on Bus (uncredited)
Robert Perry ...
College Student (uncredited)
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Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Clark Ross ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Singleton (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Tim Taylor ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Carter - Showering Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Valet Parker (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Guest at Welcoming Party (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mike Nichols

Written by

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Calder Willingham ... (screenplay) and
Buck Henry ... (screenplay)
 
Charles Webb ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Joseph E. Levine ... executive producer (uncredited)
Lawrence Turman ... producer

Cinematography by

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Robert Surtees ... director of photography

Editing by

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Sam O'Steen ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Bob Wyman ... assistant film editor

Casting By

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Lynn Stalmaster ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Richard Sylbert

Set Decoration by

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George R. Nelson ... (as George Nelson)

Costume Design by

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Patricia Zipprodt

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
Harry Maret ... makeup artist
Sherry Wilson ... hair dresser

Production Management

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George Justin ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Don Kranze ... assistant director
Lynn Guthrie ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Wolfgang E. Marum ... dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department

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Joel Schiller ... assistant production designer
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Harold Michelson ... storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jack Solomon ... sound
Howard Beals ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Carol Daniels ... stunts (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner ... stunt double (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Albert Bettcher ... camera operator
Richard Borland ... grip
Thomas Del Ruth ... assistant camera
Earl Gilbert ... gaffer
George Gordon Nogle ... camera operator (as George Nogle)
Emillo Calori ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jim Cowan ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael P. Joyce ... camera operator (uncredited)
Tom D. May ... grip (uncredited)
Bob Rose ... key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Frank Shugrue ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby ... special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lynn Stalmaster ... casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robert Fuca ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Phyllis Garr ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Donald MacDonald ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Dave Grusin ... additional music
Simon & Garfunkel ... songs: sung by (as Simon and Garfunkel)
Paul Simon ... songs by
Mike Deasy ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Meta Rebner ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Joseph E. Levine ... presenter
William H. Cannon ... production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer (uncredited)
J. David Jones ... pilot: picture helicopter (uncredited)
Jeff Kanew ... trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Joyce Lilley ... production secretary (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd ... advisor: final sequence (uncredited)
Ronald L. Schwary ... Dustin Hoffman's stand-in (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Benjamin Braddock returns home to California after successfully completing college. He gets a hero's welcome from his parents but Ben isn't quite sure what to do with the rest of his life. He is soon seduced by Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's partner, who methodically pursues the inexperienced young man. Soon, they are meeting regularly in hotel rooms. Warned by her to stay away from her daughter Elaine, his father goads him into taking her out on a date. He finds he quite likes Elaine but when she learns he's been having an affair with her own mother, she'll have nothing to do with him. He's smitten however and pursues her. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines The Movie That Became A Legend [Video Australia] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le lauréat (France)
  • Die Reifeprüfung (Germany)
  • El graduado (Spain)
  • El graduat (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 毕业生 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 106 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $873, 18 May 2012
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $114,945,305

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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Comic Relief (1997). See more »
Soundtracks The Sounds of Silence See more »
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. See more »
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?
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