The Graduate
Who
Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky), a German-born Jewish-American director who fled Nazi Germany as a child.
When
1967
Where
United States
The Graduate is a landmark 1967 film about a disillusioned young man drawn into an affair, widely seen as a defining work of the New Hollywood era. It was directed by Mike Nichols, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, who won the Academy Award for Best Director for it.
Sources
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.