The graduate

Author

Mike Nichols

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)

Edition

Two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Wilson, Buck Henry, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Norman Fell, Alice Ghostley, Marion Lorne.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2016]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (106 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: PG.

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 a friend of his parents, the indomitable Mrs. Robinson, before turning his attention to her college-age daughter.

Notes

Based on the novel by Charles Webb.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration ; optional 5.1 surround remix, approved by director Mike Nichols ; audio commentary from 2007 featuring Nichols in conversation with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh ; audio commentary from 1987 featuring film scholar Howard Suber ; new interview with actor Dustin Hoffman ; new conversation between producer Lawrence Turman and screenwriter Buck Henry ; new interview with film writer and historian Bobbie O'Steen about editor Sam O'Steen's work on The Graduate ; Students of "The Graduate," a short documentary from 2007 on the film's influence ; "The Graduate" at 25, a 1992 featurette on the making of the film ; interview with Nichols by Barbara Walters, from a 1966 episode of NBC's Today show ; excerpt from a 1970 appearance by singer-songwriter Paul Simon on The Dick Cavett Show ; screen tests ; trailer.