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Cast
Linda Hunt | As: Narrator | |
Larry Becker | As: Self | |
Kathryn Black | As: Self | |
Betty Cook Brown | As: Self | |
Anne B. Crockett-Stark | As: Self |
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.
Tagline: | A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Linda Hunt |
Narrator |
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Larry Becker |
Self |
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Kathryn Black |
Self |
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Betty Cook Brown |
Self |
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Anne B. Crockett-Stark |
Self |
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John M. Johnson |
Self |
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Samuel L. Katz |
Self |
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Paul A. Offit |
Self |
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David M. Oshinsky |
Self |
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Eleanor Sage |
Self |
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Peter L. Salk |
Self |
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John Troan |
Self |
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Eugene F. Warren |
Self |
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Julius Youngner |
Self |
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Judy Garland |
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes) |
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Mickey Rooney |
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes) |
Directed By
Sarah Colt |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Sarah Colt |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Sarah Colt |
Producer |
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Mark Samuels |
Executive Producer |
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Stephanie Mills |
Associate Producer |
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Edited By
Randall MacLowry |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Rosa J. Colón |
Costume Design |
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Sound
John Kusiak |
Music |
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P. Andrew Willis |
Music |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Stephen McCarthy |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Amy R. Strong |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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