The Polio Crusade
movie
A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease
Released February 02, 2009
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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.
Cast
Linda Hunt
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Larry Becker
as
Self
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Kathryn Black
as
Self
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Betty Cook Brown
as
Self
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Anne B. Crockett-Stark
as
Self
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John M. Johnson
as
Self
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Samuel L. Katz
as
Self
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Paul A. Offit
as
Self
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David M. Oshinsky
as
Self
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Eleanor Sage
as
Self
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Peter L. Salk
as
Self
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John Troan
as
Self
Crew
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Sarah Colt
as
Producer
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Stephanie Mills
as
Associate Producer
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Sarah Colt
as
Director
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P. Andrew Willis
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Music
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Mark Samuels
as
Executive Producer
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Amy R. Strong
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Art Direction
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Sarah Colt
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Writer
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Randall MacLowry
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Editor
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John Kusiak
as
Music
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Rosa J. Colón
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Costume Design
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Stephen McCarthy
as
Director of Photography