The Graduate is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate who is seduced by an older married woman, Mrs. Robinson, but falls for her daughter, Elaine. The soundtrack was recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, and featured the hit single "Mrs Robinson".
