The Polio Crusade
2009, English. Directed by Sarah Colt.
A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease
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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- 0h 55m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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The Polio Crusade is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- Released
- 2 February 2009
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Sarah Colt
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The Polio Crusade runs 55 minutes (0h 55m).
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The Polio Crusade is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Polio Crusade?
The Polio Crusade (2009) was directed by Sarah Colt and stars Linda Hunt, Larry Becker, Kathryn Black.