Film
The Polio Crusade
2009 · 55m · Documentary · History
A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease
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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.
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Cast
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
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
Self
Eugene F. Warren
Self
Julius Youngner
Self
Judy Garland
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Mickey Rooney
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Crew
- Sarah ColtProducer · Director · Writer
- Mark SamuelsExecutive Producer
- Stephen McCarthyDirector of Photography
- Randall MacLowryEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 2, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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