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Benjy

1951 short film by Fred Zinnemann
Movie short_film Q4889538
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Summary

Benjy is a short film[1]. Benjy ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3]
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann[4]
  • Screenwriter: Stewart Stern[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Lee Aaker[7], Henry Fonda[8]
  • Director of photography: John Peverell Marley[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Color: black-and-white[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1951[13]
  • Film editor: George Tomasini[14]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[15]
  • Title: Benjy[16]
  • Duration: 31 minutes[17]

Why It Matters

Benjy has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Benjy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What awards did Benjy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Related Entities

Fred Zinnemann Henry Fonda United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Screenwriter → Stewart Stern
    Color → black-and-white
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