Benjy

10m
Documentary
6

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.

Cast

Lee Aaker
Benjy Miller
Neville Brand
Doctor
Helen Brown
Medical Social Worker
Henry Fonda
Narrator (voice)
Louis Lettieri
Dickie
Joseph Mell
Psychologist
Frances Morris
Hospital Clerk
Marilee Phelps
Mrs. Miller
Adam Williams
Mr. Miller

Crew

Fred Zinnemann
Director
Stewart Stern
Writer

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