Dustin Hoffman Reflects on 'The Graduate' and Receives Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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Dustin Hoffman appeared at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, where he introduced a special screening of his iconic film The Graduate a day after receiving the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contributions to World Cinema. The article covers his interaction with the audience, his reflections on the famous "plastics" line, and how he landed the role in The Graduate, which he describes as an accident.

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The Hollywood legend introduced a special screening of the iconic film at the Karlovy Vary film fest a day after being honored with the Czech event's Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contributions to World Cinema.

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