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