The Graduate (1967)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Mike Nichols

Writers:

Calder Willingham (screenplay) and
Buck Henry (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

15 janvier 1968 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drame | Romance | Comedie

Accroche:

The Movie That Became A Legend [Video Australia]

Plot:

Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine.

Plot Keywords:

Love | College Graduate | Graduate | Running After Bus | Love Triangle

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Here's to you, Anne Bancroft!

Ensemble

Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson
Dustin Hoffman	...	Ben Braddock
Katharine Ross	...	Elaine Robinson
William Daniels	...	Mr. Braddock
Murray Hamilton	...	Mr. Robinson
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Mrs. Braddock
Buck Henry	...	Room Clerk
Brian Avery	...	Carl Smith
Walter Brooke	...	Mr. McGuire
Norman Fell	...	Mr. McCleery
Alice Ghostley	...	Mrs. Singleman
Marion Lorne	...	Miss DeWitte
Eddra Gale	...	Woman on Bus
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Buddy Douglas	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Mike Farrell	...	Bellhop in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Elisabeth Fraser	...	Second Lady (uncredited)
Donald F. Glut	...	College student (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe	...	The Minister (uncredited)
Jonathan Hole	...	Mr. Singleman (uncredited)
Lainie Miller	...	Night Club Stripper (uncredited)
Ben Murphy	...	Shaving Student (uncredited)
Noam Pitlik	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Kevin Tighe	...	Extra (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Mike Nichols

Scénaristes
Calder Willingham		(screenplay) and
Buck Henry		(screenplay)
Charles Webb		(novel)

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

Image
Robert Surtees		(director of photography)

Montage
Sam O'Steen

Création des décors
Richard Sylbert

Décorateur de plateau
George R. Nelson		(as George Nelson)

Création des costumes
Patricia Zipprodt

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

Directeur de production
George Justin	....	production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Don Kranze	....	assistant director
Lynn Guthrie	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Marum	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

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

Technicien du son
Jack Solomon	....	sound

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

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator
Richard Borland	....	grip
Earl Gilbert	....	gaffer
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (as George Nogle)
Bob Rose	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Stalmaster	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Zipprodt	....	costumes executed by
Robert Fuca	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bob Wyman	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Dave Grusin	....	composer: additional music
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)

Divers
Joseph E. Levine	....	presenter
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor
Harry Winston	....	special jewelry
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Jeff Kanew	....	trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Harold Lloyd	....	supervisor: final sequence (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Embassy Pictures Corporation
• Lawrence Turman

Distributors

• Embassy Pictures Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print re-issue)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (video)
• Sandrews (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal
• United Artists Corporation (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1968) (France) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Maximilian  furs by
• Solters & Digney  publicity (uncredited)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Le lauréat (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)

Classification:

UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M (re-rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (re-rating) | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Alumni Park - 3551 Trousdale Parkway, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Embassy Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

Mike Nichols initially wanted French actress Jeanne Moreau to play Mrs. Robinson. The idea behind this was that in the French culture, the "older" women tended to "train" the younger men in sexual matters. The producers for the movie, Joseph E. Levine and Lawrence Turman, were completely opposed to the idea. Mike Nichols was even more set on having Simon and Garfunkel do the integrated soundtrack for the film. Nichols agreed to switch actresses for Mrs. Robinson as long as he could still use Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As Benjamin and Mrs. Robinson drive and run through the "rain" near the Robinson house, the lawns and shrubbery in the background are lit by bright sunshine.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent into Los Angeles. The sound you just heard is the landing gear locking into place. Los Angeles weather is clear; temperature is 72. We expect to make our 4 hour and 18 minute flight on schedule. We have enjoyed having you on board, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bully (2006) (VG)

Soundtrack:

The Sounds of Silence

Here's to you, Anne Bancroft!

Anne Bancroft's recent passing brings "The Graduate" back into our minds. It was of course one of my parents' generations favorite movies. Some people may just think of it as a story about young Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) stuck in a weird relationship with the much older Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), but it really is more than that. It embodies America's move away from the innocent, prudish mindset that had held sway for so long. Obviously, Ben is learning about sex from Mrs. Robinson, and then gets interested in her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). The movie also makes an interesting use of telling us things without anyone talking: in one scene, Ben unbuttons his shirt, which says as much as any words could have. As IMDb.com noted, none of the adults had first names, a reference to the ubiquitous generation gap. Anyway, 1967 was certainly the year in which American movies made a giant step into the new mold, with "The Graduate", "Bonnie and Clyde" and "In the Heat of the Night" (some people might also include "To Sir with Love" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"). "Sound of Silence" may have been "The Graduate"'s theme song, but the movie itself will never go silent.

Oh, and one more thing. It appears that two "Bewitched" cast members appeared in "The Graduate": Alice Ghostley (Esmerelda) and Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara). Although they never appeared together in any "Bewitched" episodes on account of Lorne dying before Ghostley joined the cast, I now have to imagine Esmerelda and Aunt Clara telling Samantha of a strange young man's relationship with an older woman. Well...