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Benjy
62%
Movie
10m
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Benjy (1951) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Benjy (1951) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~10 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Benjy 62% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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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.
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1951-01-01
- Runtime
- 10m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 242980
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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 handicapp... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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