A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (40 Reviews)

Director:

Nina Gilden Seavey

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Olympia Dukakis

Writer:

Stephan Chodorov (narration)

Nina Gilden Seavey

Fullplot:

Few know the story of how polio came to America in 1916 and grew into the frightening epidemics of the 1940's and 50's when the diseases crippled tens of thousands of children every summer.

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