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Benjy

Benjy

Documentary
January 1, 19510h 10m6.2 / 10
Overview

Benjy is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Oscar in 1952 for Documentary Short Subject. Henry Fonda narrates this short film about a boy who was handicapped from birth. An orthopedic pediatrician wants to provide a therapeutic regimen that could cure the child, a scoliosis patient, but first he needs to convince the boy's parents, who have rejected the child because of his disabilities.

Director
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann
Cast
Lee Aaker
Lee AakerBenjy Miller
Neville Brand
Neville BrandDoctor
Helen Brown
Helen BrownMedical Social Worker
Henry Fonda
Henry FondaNarrator (voice)
L
Louis LettieriDickie
Joseph Mell
Joseph MellPsychologist
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