The polio crusade
(DVD)

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Colt, Sarah, television director,
Hunt, Linda, 1945- narrator.
Youngner, Julius, on-screen participant.
McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer), director of photography.
MacLowry, Randall, editor of moving image work.
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Popular Media - 3rd Floor
RC181.W9 P655 2009
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Poliomyelitis -- Virginia -- Wytheville -- History.
Poliomyelitis vaccine.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Wytheville (Va.) -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Poliomyelitis vaccine
Poliomyelitis.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Virginia -- Wytheville. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk4Gyhd6ppyRQPwBxWMT3
Other Subjects
Documentaires télévisés.
Poliovirus Vaccines
Vaccin antipoliomyélitique.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Émissions télévisées pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887010399

Notes

General Note
Wide screen; enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions.
General Note
Based in part on the book "Polio: an American Story" by David Oshinsky.
General Note
Special feature: Teacher's guide (PDF).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Stephen McCarthy ; edited by Randall MacLowry ; music by John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: Linda Hunt.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast Feb. 2, 2009 as an episode of the television series American Experience on PBS.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not Rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 5.1 surround.
System Details
System requirements to access teacher's guide: Computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader; DVD-ROM drive.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Colt, S., Hunt, L., Youngner, J., McCarthy, S. (., MacLowry, R., Kusiak, J., Willis, P. A., & Oshinsky, D. M. (2009). The polio crusade (Widescreen format.). PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sarah, Colt et al.. 2009. The Polio Crusade. [Arlington, Virginia]: PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sarah, Colt et al.. The Polio Crusade [Arlington, Virginia]: PBS Home Video, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Colt, S., Hunt, L., Youngner, J., McCarthy, S. (., MacLowry, R., Kusiak, J. and Willis, P. A. et al (2009). The polio crusade. Widescreen format. [Arlington, Virginia]: PBS Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Colt, Sarah,, et al. The Polio Crusade Widescreen format., PBS Home Video, 2009.

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