Benjy

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.

Release Date

January 1, 1951

Runtime

10 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

Written by

Stewart Stern

Language

English