The graduate.
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 the middle-aged mother of the young woman he's dating.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681431123
- ISBN: 1681431122
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert.
- Edition: Two-DVD special edition.
- Publisher: [Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Widescreen (2.35:1). Based on the novel by Charles Webb. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary 1 (2007 commentary featuring director Mike Nichols in conversation with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh); Commentary 2 (1987 audio commentary by film scholar Howard Suber); Trailer. Disc 2: Buck Henry and Lawrence Turman (the screenwriter and producer reminisce about the film); Dustin Hoffman (the actor recalls the making of the film); Sam and Mike (editor Bobbie O'Steen, Sam O'Steen's widow, examines his work through an analysis of the film and his collaboration with the director); Students of "The graduate" (short 2007 documentary features filmmakers, critics, and historians discussing the achievement and influence of the film); "The graduate" at 25 (1992 featurette from the 25th anniversary of the film includes interviews with actors Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross, screenwriter Buck Henry and producer Lawrence Turman); Mike Nichols and Barbara Walters (interview aired on NBC's Today show on July 29, 1966, the director discusses his career with Barbara Walters); Paul Simon and Dick Cavett (excerpt from April 9, 1970 episode of The Dick Cavett Show, Paul Simon discusses the music used in the film); Screen tests. Insert includes and essay by journalist and critic Frank Rich. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; an Embassy Pictures release ; Joseph E. Levine presents a Mike Nichols/Lawrence Turman production ; screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry ; produced by Lawrence Turman ; directed by Mike Nichols. Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; set decorator, George Nelson ; costumes by Patricia Zipprodt ; songs by Paul Simon ; sung by Simon & Garfunkel ; additional music by Dave Grusin. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Wilson, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Norman Fell, Alice Ghostley, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; 2.35:1 aspect ratio. |
Language Note: | English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | College graduates > Drama. May-December romances > Drama. Adultery > Drama. |
Genre: | Dark comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | MO (Text) | 33126023837150 | DVD | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | MO (Text) | 33126023837168 | DVD | Available | - |