Ben

Name: Ben
Director: Phil Karlson
Released: 1972-06-21

1972 film by Phil Karlson

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Released: June 21, 1972
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, June 23, 1972
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, September 20, 1972
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Director: Phil Karlson
Screenwriter: Gilbert Ralston
Producer: Morton Briskin
Cast: Lee Montgomery
, Joseph Campanella
, Arthur O'Connell
, Meredith Baxter
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Runtime: 134 min
Genre: horror film
, thriller film
Country of origin: United States

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Ben is a 1972 American horror film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, and Arthur O'Connell. It is a sequel to the film Willard (1971). The film follows a lonely boy named Danny Garrison who befriends Willard's former pet rat named Ben. Ben becomes the boy's best friend, protecting him from bullying and keeping his spirits up in the face of a heart condition. However, Ben forms an army of deadly rodents while the police attempt to control it.

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Director of photography: Russell Metty
Title: Ben
Color: color
Review score: 60%(December 29, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 10 critic review
5.5/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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MPA film rating: PG rating certificate id: 23282
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Lyrics by: Don Black
Film editor: Harry W. Gerstad
Has characteristic: film based on a literary work

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