Benjy is a 1951 short documentary film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Academy Award in 1952 for Documentary Short Subject. [1]
Production
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.[2]
Zinnemann and the film’s production crew worked gratis on this project, which was originally designed to be used as a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. [3]
In his 1992 book "An Autobiography," Zinneman noted that Paramount Pictures arranged for the crew on this production, and that the union members connected to the production turned their salaries back to the hospital. Henry Fonda also volunteered his services for the film. [4]
Although the film extensively used dramatized sequences to tell its story, it was successfully entered in the Academy Award category for Best Documentary Short Subject.[5]
Cast
References
- ^ "New York Times: Benjy". NY Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ “Fred Zinnemann” [1]
- ^ “Fred Zinnemann” [2]
- ^ Zinneman, Fred, "An Autobiography." Forest Stewart/Charles Scribner & Sons, 1992. ISBN: 0684190508
- ^ Oscar’s Docs” [3]
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Menschen am Sonntag • Redes • Friend Indeed • They Live Again • Tracking the Sleeping Death • That Mothers Might Live • The Story of Doctor Carver • Weather Wizards • While America Sleeps • Help Wanted • One Against the World • The Ash Can Fleet • Forgotten Victory
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