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7. What’s In a Number?

One of the main themes of The Graduate is the widening gap between the generations, which film runners illustrated with the disparaging ages of Benjamin and Mrs. Robinson. Of course, Mrs. Robinson is supposed to be much older than Benjamin. However, Anne Bancroft was barely 6 years older than Dustin Hoffman. Additionally, the actress who played Elaine Robinson, Katharine Ross, was only 8 years younger than her mother, Bancroft.

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