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The Polio Crusade
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.
Original Title
The Polio Crusade
Director
Sarah Colt
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Larry Becker
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Kathryn Black
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Betty Cook Brown
Self
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Anne B. Crockett-Stark
Self
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John M. Johnson
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Samuel L. Katz
Self
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Paul A. Offit
Self
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David M. Oshinsky
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Eleanor Sage
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Peter L. Salk
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John Troan
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