The Polio Crusade

Feb 2, 2009

0h 55m

★ 0.0

A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease

Overview

The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

GBH

Sarah Colt Productions

The Polio Crusade Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Linda Hunt

Self

Larry Becker

Self

Kathryn Black

Self

Betty Cook Brown

Self

Anne B. Crockett-Stark

Self

John M. Johnson

Self

Samuel L. Katz

Self

Paul A. Offit

Self

David M. Oshinsky

Self

Eleanor Sage

Self

Peter L. Salk

Self

John Troan

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