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Story
Synopsis
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
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 1 January 1951
Ensemble
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
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