EPISODE · Jun 2, 2021 · 1H 1M
The Graduate (1967 Box Office Champ)
from Awesome Movie Year
The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate. Directed by Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham (based on the novel by Charles Webb) and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels and Murray Hamilton, The Graduate grossed $104.7 million worldwide and was nominated for seven Oscars, winning one.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-graduate-1967), A.D. Murphy in Variety (https://variety.com/1967/film/reviews/the-graduate-1117791319/), and Andrew Sarris in the Village Voice.Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1967 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Martin Scorsese’s Who’s That Knocking at My Door.
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The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate. Directed by Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham (based on the novel by Charles Webb) and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels and Murray Hamilton, The Graduate grossed $104.7 million worldwide and was nominated for seven Oscars, winning one.
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The Graduate (1967 Box Office Champ)
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