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The Polio Crusade (2009)

★ 0.0/10 55 min Documentary, History United States English
Director: Sarah Colt
Writer: Sarah Colt
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A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease

Description

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.

Top Cast

Linda Hunt
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

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