The Polio Crusade

2009 "A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease"
The Polio Crusade
7.9| 0h55m| en| History, Documentary
Storyline

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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WGBH

The Polio Crusade Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • The Polio Crusade Cast
Linda Hunt as Narrator
Judy Garland as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Mickey Rooney as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)