The Graduate

Mike Nichols directs this 1960s comedy drama starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. After graduating from college, Ben Braddock (Hoffman) returns to his wealthy parents' South Californian home unsure of what he wants to do next. Feeling pressurised to get on with his life, the young Braddock escapes into an aimless affair with Mrs Robinson (Bancroft), an older, married woman and friend of the family. The pair meet regularly, with neither expecting anything serious from the relationship, but this seemingly simple situation becomes complicated when Ben meets and begins dating Elaine (Ross) - Mrs Robinson's daughter. Featuring a score written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel, the film was nominated for six Oscars and won for Best Director.

Producer: Lawrence Turman
Actor: Anne Bancroft
Writer: Buck Henry
Actor: Katharine Ross
Actor: William Daniels
Actor: Brian Avery
Actor: Marion Lorne
Actor: Alice Ghostley
Writer: Calder Willingham
Director: Mike Nichols
Music: Dave Grusin
Music: Simon and Garfunkel
Music: Paul Simon
Actor: Norman Fell
Actor: Elizabeth Wilson
Cinematographer: Robert Surtees
Actor: Dustin Hoffman
Actor: Murray Hamilton