On this day in 1967, EMBASSY PICTURES released THE GRADUATE. Directed by MIKE NICHOLS from the screenplay by BUCK HENRY, the movie made an instant sensation of newcomer DUSTIN HOFFMAN. This story of a disillusioned, disenfranchised college grad who gets seduced into an affair with the mother of the girl he loves was a perfect fit into the zeitgeist of the era. The brilliant cast includes ANNE BANCROFT, KATHERINE ROSS, WILLIAM DANIELS, MURRAY HAMILTON, NORMAN FELL, ALICE GHOSTLY and MARION LORNE.