(The Polio Crusade)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

55 minutes

Year:

2009

Directors:

Sarah Colt

Production companies:

GBH,

Sarah Colt Productions

Actors:

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Producer

Associate Producer

Director

Music

Executive Producer