| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Linda Hunt. |
| Credits |
Editor, Randal MacLowry ; music, John Kusiak. |
| Note |
Based in part on the book "Polio : an American story" by David Oshinsky. |
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Originally broadcast as an episode of the television series on PBS. |
| Audience |
Not Rated. |
| Summary |
This film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf. Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner. |
| Subject |
Poliomyelitis -- Virginia -- Wytheville -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Wytheville (Va.) -- History -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Television programs.
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| Added Author |
Colt, Sarah, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Hunt, Linda, 1945-
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Oshinsky, David.
Polio.
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Sarah Colt Productions.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Home Video.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program) Polio crusade.
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| ISBN |
0793670381 |
| Standard No. |
841887010399 |
| Music No. |
AMX61080 PBS Home Video |
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