
Benjy
66.67%|January 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.
Featured Crew
Stewart Stern
Writer
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Cast

Lee Aaker
Benjy Miller

Neville Brand
Doctor

Helen Brown
Medical Social Worker

Henry Fonda
Narrator (voice)
Louis Lettieri
Dickie