Basic Info
Release: February 02, 2009
Runtime: 55 min
Status: Released
The Polio Crusade
2009
55 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
No spoken language data available.
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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
Crew
Sarah Colt
Writer
John Kusiak
Music
Sarah Colt
Director
P. Andrew Willis
Music
Mark Samuels
Executive Producer
Sarah Colt
Producer
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