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The Graduate

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The Graduate is a 1967 American film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Dustin Hoffman as a directionless recent college graduate who is drawn into an affair with an older married family friend, Mrs. Robinson, and then falls for her daughter. The film paired its story of youthful alienation and rebellion against parental expectation with a prominent Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack, and its visual style and subject matter are widely cited as emblematic of the shift toward the New Hollywood filmmaking of the late 1960s and 1970s. The Graduate was a major critical and commercial success and won the Academy Award for Best Director.

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Original LanguageSourced to the subject's own account
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Director 2
Release YearSourced to the subject's own account
1967 1
CountrySourced to the subject's own account
United States 1
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Mike Nichols, Figures
Source The Graduate (Wikipedia)

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1. The Graduate (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols.
  • The Graduate, Description, original language
    The Graduate is a 1967 American film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Dustin Hoffman as a directionless recent college graduate who is drawn into an affair with an older married family friend, Mrs. Robinson, and then falls for her daughter.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from Charles Webb's 1963 novella.
  • Created By: Mike Nichols, Article lead sentence
    The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from Charles Webb's 1963 novella.
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2. The Graduate (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Director
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Director.
  • Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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