The Polio Crusade
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.
Year: 2009
Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: GBH, Sarah Colt Productions
Director: Sarah Colt
Cast: Linda Hunt, Larry Becker, Kathryn Black, Betty Cook Brown, Anne B. Crockett-Stark, John M. Johnson
Crew: Sarah Colt (Producer), Stephanie Mills (Associate Producer), Sarah Colt (Director), P. Andrew Willis (Music), Mark Samuels (Executive Producer), Amy R. Strong (Art Direction)
Runtime: 55 minutes
Release: Feb 02, 2009
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