The graduate
(DVD) 

Based on the novel by Charles Webb.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.

Wide screen (2.35:1).

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.

Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Paul Simon, Dave Grusin ; costume designer, Patricia Zipprodt ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.

Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Wilson, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Norman Fell, Alice Ghostley, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne.

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.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Monaural, 5.1 Surround.

In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Academy Awards, 1967: Best Director (Mike Nichols).

BAFTA Film Awards, 1969: Best Film ; Best Direction (Mike Nichols) ; Best Screenplay (Calder Willingham, Buck Henry) ; Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Dustin Hoffman).

Golden Globes, 1968: Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical ; Best Director (Mike Nichols) ; Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Anne Bancroft) ; Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Katharine Ross) ; Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Dustin Hoffman).

National Film Registry, 1996.