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Benjy

70 %|Jan 1, 1951|Documentary

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.

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Fred Zinnemann
Director
Stewart Stern
Writer

Cast

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