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.
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.