Mike Nichols films: his top 5 hits – and an expensive flop

Five of the late Hollywood director Mike Nichols' greatest films including The Graduate and Catch-22

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Mike Nichols, the critically acclaimed director of films including The Graduate and Catch-22, has died at the age of 83.

Born in Germany, Nichols was one of only a handful of stars to win all four major US entertainment awards – an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and a Tony, the BBC reports.

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