The Polio Crusade

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The Polio Crusade (2009)

Directed by Sarah Colt

“A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease”

Documentary, History · 55m

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)
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Larry Becker Self
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Kathryn Black Self
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Betty Cook Brown Self
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Anne B. Crockett-Stark Self
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John M. Johnson Self
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Samuel L. Katz Self
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David M. Oshinsky Self
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Eleanor Sage Self
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Peter L. Salk Self
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John Troan Self
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Eugene F. Warren Self

Crew

Director
Sarah Colt
Writer
Sarah Colt
Director of Photography
Stephen McCarthy
Editor
Randall MacLowry
Producer
Sarah Colt

Details

Release date
2009-02-02
Runtime
55m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
GBH, Sarah Colt Productions