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Title:
The polio crusade [DVD]
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[DVD] / a Sarah Colt Productions film for American Experience ; written, produced and directed by Sarah Colt.
Edition:
Widescreen format.
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Home Video, [2009]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780793670383
General Note:
Wide screen; enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions.
Based in part on the book "Polio: an American Story" by David Oshinsky.
Special feature: Teacher's guide (PDF).
Event Note:
Originally broadcast Feb. 2, 2009 as an episode of the television series American Experience on PBS.
Abstract:
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.
Reading Level:
Not Rated.
Geographic Term:
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Added Uniform Title:
American experience (Television program)
Credits:
Cinematography by Stephen McCarthy ; edited by Randall MacLowry ; music by John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis.
Performer:
Narrator: Linda Hunt.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 5.1 surround.
System requirements to access teacher's guide: Computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader; DVD-ROM drive.
Language:
Closed-captioned.