Release Date
2009-02-02
Status
Released
Original Title
The Polio Crusade
Runtime
55 min
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
GBH, Sarah Colt Productions
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.
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