Luckily for the film’s producers, or slightly unluckily for Bancroft’s lawyers, both versions stayed the same.Īre these the 50 greatest movie quotes of all time? Read more
Bancroft was then able to launch legal proceedings if the length of time the nipple appeared on-screen differed between the work print she signed off on and the film as it appeared in cinemas. While the split-second cameo (performed by a body double) isn’t all that notable on its own, it has an interesting story behind it…īancroft had full veto power over the quality and length of any nudity caught on camera from her double, and took home a copy of the film’s work print after viewing it at a private screening months before the film’s release.
Not only does Anne Bancroft’s leg not actually appear on the iconic poster for The Graduate (it actually belonged to future Dallas actress Linda Gray, who was paid $25 for the job), but neither does her nipple in the film itself - briefly glimpsed while her character attempts to seduce Dustin Hoffman’s awkward college student.
