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The Polio Crusade

The Polio Crusade (2009)

0h 55m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Sarah Colt

Studio: GBH

Genre: Documentary, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Larry Becker

Larry Becker

as Self

Kathryn Black

Kathryn Black

as Self

Betty Cook Brown

Betty Cook Brown

as Self

Anne B. Crockett-Stark

Anne B. Crockett-Stark

as Self

John M. Johnson

John M. Johnson

as Self