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THE GRADUATE - British Double Crown (20" x 30") From the David Frangioni Collection; Fine+ Folded

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THE GRADUATE - British Double Crown (20  x 30 ) From the David Frangioni Collection; Fine+ Folded
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THE GRADUATE

British Double Crown (20" x 30") From the David Frangioni Collection
Fine+ Folded
United Artists, 1968

Provenance: David Frangioni is a published author, music businessman, producer, technologist, engineer, philanthropist, and drummer. He has worked with Aerosmith, Shakira, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, and hundreds more. He is CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine and has several books published, including Clint Eastwood: Icon: The Essential Film Art Collection and Crash: The World's Greatest Drum Kits, both by Insight Editions. Frangioni is considered one of the world's most prominent and knowledgeable collectors of Clint Eastwood memorabilia and boasts an enviable archive of movie posters and memorabilia.

Mike Nichols' The Graduate is one of Hollywood's greatest romantic comedies and is rightly regarded as a true cinematic classic. To this day, the film is as beloved for its soundtrack by folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel as for its story. This scarce British Double-Crown poster shows the iconic seduction imagery used in much of the marketing campaign. College graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) is transfixed by Mrs. Robinson's (Anne Bancroft) stockinged leg. The imagery is shown in colour (it appears black-and-white on the US posters) and displays an "X" rating.

Dustin Hoffman made his big-screen breakthrough (and received a Best Actor Oscar nomination) in this coming-of-age classic directed by Mike Nichols (who won Best Director at the same ceremony), playing an aimless college graduate seduced by an older woman (Anne Bancroft). To this day, the film is beloved for its soundtrack by folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel and its brilliant script.

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