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Benjy

1951 10 minutes
65/100

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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.

Released

1st January 1951

75 years ago

Runtime

10 minutes

Finishes at 12:08am

Ratings and awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

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    6.9/10

  • TMDb Logo

    60%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    65%

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

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Written by

Stewart Stern

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