Movie Description
The Polio Crusade
(2009)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sarah Colt
- Producer : Sarah Colt
- Writer : Sarah Colt
- Editor : Randall MacLowry
- Cast : Linda Hunt,Larry Becker,Kathryn Black,Betty Cook Brown,Anne B. Crockett-Stark,John M. Johnson,Samuel L. Katz,Paul A. Offit,David M. Oshinsky,Eleanor Sage,Peter L. Salk,John Troan,Eugene F. Warren,Julius Youngner,Judy Garland,Mickey Rooney
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Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
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Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe Polio Crusade
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-02-02
Original Language
Runtime 00h 55m
Homepagehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/polio/#film_description
Production CompaniesGBH,Sarah Colt Productions
Genres
- Documentary
- History
