Information
Release DateFebruary 2, 2009
Runtime55m
StatusReleased
ProductionGBH, Sarah Colt Productions
N/A
Popularity0
The Polio Crusade
"A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease"
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Sarah Colt
Featured Cast
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
Larry Becker
Self
Kathryn Black
Self
Betty Cook Brown
Self
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
Self
