The Polio Crusade (2009)

The Polio Crusade

2009

Documentary History

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.

Credits

Director

Sarah Colt

Cast

Anne B. Crockett-Stark as Self

Betty Cook Brown as Self

David M. Oshinsky as Self

Eleanor Sage as Self

John M. Johnson as Self

Kathryn Black as Self

Larry Becker as Self

Linda Hunt as Self - Narrator (voice)