The Polio Crusade

The Polio Crusade (2009)

N/A 55 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease

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 Linda Hunt Self - Narrator (voice)
Larry Becker Larry Becker Self
Kathryn Black Kathryn Black Self
Betty Cook Brown Betty Cook Brown Self
Anne B. Crockett-Stark Anne B. Crockett-Stark Self
John M. Johnson John M. Johnson Self
Samuel L. Katz Samuel L. Katz Self
Paul A. Offit Paul A. Offit Self
David M. Oshinsky David M. Oshinsky Self
Eleanor Sage Eleanor Sage Self
Peter L. Salk Peter L. Salk Self
John Troan John Troan Self

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