37: The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!"

Update: 2025-09-08

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After breaking through on Broadway and earning early success with theatre, director Mike Nichols was looking to move to feature films. The second movie he made - and at one stage it was going to be the first - was The Graduate, and over 50 years later, it's enjoying a 4K remaster and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release.

For this latest episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, regular host Simon Brew (of Film Stories) is joined by Little White Lies editor David Jenkins for a conversation about the film, its legacy, and how the casting could have been very, very different. Plus! David's double bill choice, and some added STUDIOCANAL news...

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37: The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!"

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37: The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!"

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37: The Graduate: "There was so little going for it ahead of its release!"