The Polio Crusade (2009)

The Polio Crusade (2009)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2009-02-02 55 Min. PG-13
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Documentary, History

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.

Cast

Linda Hunt is Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Larry Becker is Self
Self
Kathryn Black is Self
Self
Betty Cook Brown is Self
Self
Anne B. Crockett-Stark is Self
Self
John M. Johnson is Self
Self
Samuel L. Katz is Self
Self
Paul A. Offit is Self
Self
David M. Oshinsky is Self
Self
Eleanor Sage is Self
Self
Peter L. Salk is Self
Self
John Troan is Self
Self
Eugene F. Warren is Self
Self
Julius Youngner is Self
Self
Judy Garland is Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Mickey Rooney is Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)

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