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Released
1977 · FILM

For the Love of Benji

The world's most huggable hero!

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
85 min
AdventureComedyDrama

Synopsis

Benji gets lost after a flight overseas and becomes a stray in Athens, Greece. He then tries everyday to reunite with his family while mysterious people pursue him, in a race to get a code which was secretly tattooed on his paw at the airport. But who are the bad guys and who are the agents that can be trusted? Will Benji and his kids and their nanny ever get to enjoy their vacation?

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Leon SeithShot by Don ReddyScored by Betty E BoxDesigned by Harland Wright

Box Office

1977 · Box office

Grossed $17.7M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$17.7M

Worldwide gross$17.7M

Also known as

  • Benji in Gefahrde
  • Por el amor de Benjies
  • Pour l'amour de Benjifr

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