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The Graduate is a 1967 American independent [6] romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols [7] and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, [8] based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College.
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) [1] was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award , three BAFTA Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , two Tony Awards , two Primetime Emmy Awards , and a Cannes Film Festival Award .
The novella was adapted into the highly successful 1967 film The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, with Dustin Hoffman in the title role and Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson. Webb has stated he never felt comfortable with the attention the film brought him because he felt it distracted from his status as a serious artist.
He rides this groove with a sexy undercurrent reinforced by sampling the voice of Anne Bancroft seducing Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. [9] Dennis Hunt from Los Angeles Times viewed it as a "sizzling" new dance track, stating that "Too Funky" "ranks with his best and is an indication that he should focus on dance music". [10]
They contributed to the soundtrack of the 1967 Mike Nichols film The Graduate (starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft). While writing "Mrs. Robinson", Simon originally considered the title "Mrs. Roosevelt". [30] When Garfunkel reported this indecision over the song's name to the director, Nichols replied, "Don't be ridiculous!
From Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller “Babygirl,” to a book of sexual fantasies edited by Gillian Anderson, this was the year the female sex drive took the wheel in popular culture.
Ross's breakthrough role was as Elaine Robinson in Mike Nichols's comedy-drama The Graduate (1967), opposite Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. Ross was only eight years younger than Bancroft who played her mother in the film. She had been recommended to director Nichols by Signoret.
Anne Bancroft - The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson. Julie Andrews - Thoroughly Modern Millie as Millie Dillmount; Audrey Hepburn - Two for the Road as Joanna "Jo" Wallace; Shirley MacLaine - Woman Times Seven as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne; Vanessa Redgrave - Camelot as Guenevere