Benjy (1951)

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

1951-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

10 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Fred Zinnemann

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 6 votes