The Polio Crusade

2009 "A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease"
7.9| 0h55m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 02 February 2009 Released
Producted By: WGBH
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Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/polio/#film_description
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.

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Director

Sarah Colt

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WGBH

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