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 Jan. 1, 1951 10 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.disabled-boy, imdb.disability, imdb.character-name-in-title, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated

Country: United States
Languages: English