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Uncle Ben

Director: David Kent Jacobs

  • Peter G. Czerny: Film Editor
  • David Kent Jacobs: Writer, Director, Producer
  • Merrill Jenson: Composer
  • Reed Smoot: Cinematographer
The true story of an alcoholic who seeks custody of nephews and a niece orphaned by an accident. As he faces the challenge to overcome his alcohol problem and be a good father, he realizes a greater reward than he had imagined.
  • Additional details at Internet Movie Database
on VC 12312
October 1978
USA
Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio
LDS Church Production
Keith M. Engar, Sharon W. Allred, Rachel Jacobs, James Jarnagin, Richard Jarnagin, Jeanette Mortensen, Hal Boynton, Ed Hunsaker, John M. Elzey, Francis L. Urry, R. Craig Costello, Oscar G. Rowland.
Narrative Film
1 film reel (27 min.)
16 mm

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