Mike Nichols and "The Graduate"
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Mike Nichols won an Academy Award for directing "The Graduate," his second film.
Mike Nichols won an Academy Award for directing "The Graduate," his second film, released in December 1967. Nichols learned about directing from Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. Dustin Hoffman, the young star of "The Graduate," and Paul Simon, whose songs are included on the soundtrack, describe working on the film, which earned many Academy Award nominations as well as Nichols' win.
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Mike Nichols and "The Graduate"
Clip: 1/29/2016 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Mike Nichols won an Academy Award for directing "The Graduate," his second film, released in December 1967. Nichols learned about directing from Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. Dustin Hoffman, the young star of "The Graduate," and Paul Simon, whose songs are included on the soundtrack, describe working on the film, which earned many Academy Award nominations as well as Nichols' win.
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Meryl Streep Interview: Working with Director Mike Nichols
Clip: 1/29/2016 | Meryl Streep does a funny imitation of Nichols while describing working on films with him.
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Preview: 1/29/2016 | 39s | The late, great director (The Graduate, Angels in America) discusses his 50-year career. (39s)
Mike Nichols: Interview with Producer Julian Schlossberg
Clip: 1/29/2016 | 5m 2s | The producer of Mike Nichols: An American Master describes working with Nichols. (5m 2s)
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Clip: 1/29/2016 | 47s | Stars of theater and film remember Mike Nichols' famous, uncontrollable laughter. (47s)
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