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.

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

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Anne B. Crockett-Stark

Self

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