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The Polio Crusade
(2009)Documentary, History
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0hrs 55m
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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
** Self - Narrator (voice)
Larry Becker
** Self
Kathryn Black
** Self
Betty Cook Brown
** Self
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
** Self
John M. Johnson
** Self
Samuel L. Katz
** Self
Paul A. Offit
** Self
David M. Oshinsky
** Self
Eleanor Sage
** Self
Peter L. Salk
** Self
John Troan
** Self
Eugene F. Warren
** Self
Julius Youngner
** Self
Judy Garland
** Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Mickey Rooney
** Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
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