The Graduate: From Secrets to the Real Mrs. Robinson

On December 20th of 1967, audiences in New York City got their first glimpse at a film that would go down in history as one of the greatest and most successful movies ever made. The film had its full US release a day later, wowing audiences across the country and becoming an international success.

Simon and Garfunkel / Dustin Hoffman and Kathrine Ross / Dustin Hoffman / Dustin Hoffman and Murray Hamilton

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That film was none other than The Graduate. Starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, and Katharine Ross and directed by Mike Nichols, the film was a smash hit, based on a 1963 novel written by Charles Webb. Here’s the story of how it was made.

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