Movie

Benjy (1951)

• January 1, 1951
• 10m

• Documentary

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

Writers

Stewart Stern

Starring

Lee Aaker, Neville Brand, Helen Brown