The Polio Crusade (2009)
The Polio Crusade
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.
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Linda Hunt
as Narrator
as Narrator
Larry Becker
as Self
as Self
Kathryn Black
as Self
as Self
Betty Cook Brown
as Self
as Self
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
as Self
as Self
John M. Johnson
as Self
as Self
Samuel L. Katz
as Self
as Self
Paul A. Offit
as Self
as Self
David M. Oshinsky
as Self
as Self
Eleanor Sage
as Self
as Self
Peter L. Salk
as Self
as Self
John Troan
as Self
as Self
Eugene F. Warren
as Self
as Self
Julius Youngner
as Self
as Self
Judy Garland
as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Mickey Rooney
as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
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Sarah Colt
Director
Director
Sarah Colt
Writer
Writer
Sarah Colt
Producer
Producer
Mark Samuels
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Randall MacLowry
Editor
Editor
Stephanie Mills
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
John Kusiak
Music
Music
P. Andrew Willis
Music
Music
Amy R. Strong
Art Direction
Art Direction
Rosa J. Colón
Costume Design
Costume Design
Stephen McCarthy
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
