Benjy

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Release date: January 01, 1951
Duration: 10 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Lee Aaker
Benjy Miller
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Neville Brand
Doctor
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Helen Brown
Medical Social Worker
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Henry Fonda
Narrator (voice)