The Graduate

TCM fan Christopher Malcolm joins Ben Mankiewicz for an introduction and comments following The Graduate, 1967.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Graduate, 1967.

Introduction and comments following The Graduate, 1967, with TCM's Ben Mankiewicz and guests Juliet Taylor and David Rubin.

Guest host Alicia Malone introduces The Graduate, 1967.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Graduate, 1967.

Introduction and comments following The Graduate, 1967, with TCM's Dave Karger and guest Chris Isaak.

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Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) has manipulated Ben (Dustin Hoffman, title character), the son of her husband’s business partner, into driving her home from his welcome-home party to her Beverly Hills home, for a renowned encounter, Mike Nichols directing, in The Graduate, 1967.

Ben (Dustin Hoffman), who's been having an affair with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), who's forbidden him to date her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross), gets railroaded by his parents (William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson), and business-partner Mr. Robinson (Murray Hamilton), in The Graduate, 1967.

Moments after the opening, Ben (title character, Dustin Hoffman) conveyed by his parents (William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson) to their welcome-home party, Walter Brooke (as McGuire) with a famous line, and director Mike Nichols introduces Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), in The Graduate, 1967.

Nervous Ben (Dustin Hoffman, title character) has been bumbling around a Los Angeles hotel (the since-demolished Ambassador) after calling Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) to accept her offer of a tryst, co-screenwriter Buck Henry as the clerk, in director Mike Nichols' The Graduate, 1967.

Director Mike Nichols’ unorthodox opening, introducing Paul Simon’s landmark song, performed with Art Garfunkel, as Ben (Dustin Hoffman, title character, in his first lead role, sharing top billing with Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross) arrives at LAX, in The Graduate, 1967..