The uncensored version of Elaine May’s witty and loving portrait of the artistic trailblazer Mike Nichols, her former partner in the legendary comedy duo Nichols and May, that revolutionized comedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Nichols went on to win an Oscar for Best Director for The Graduate, as well as four Emmys, nine Tonys, and many other awards. With charm and humor, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director, and the film features new interviews with his friends and colleagues, including Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and many others, conducted by film, TV, and theater producer Julian Schlossberg (Bullets Over Broadway, American Masters—Nichols & May: Take Two, American Masters: The Lives of Lillian Hellman). Schlossberg also conducted an exclusive interview with Nichols for the film. The documentary features insights and highlights from Nichols’ acclaimed films, including The Graduate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch 22, Silkwood, Biloxi Blues, Working Girl, Angels In America, and Charlie Wilson’s War, as well as his theatrical productions Barefoot in the Park, Luv, and The Odd Couple.