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  • A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America (1998)
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    TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary
A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America (1998)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary
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.
Writers
Stephan Chodorov (narration) | Nina Gilden Seavey
Cinematographers
Reuben Aaronson | Allen Moore
Editor
Catherine Shields
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Updated Mar 4, 1998
Release date
Mar 4, 1998 (United States)
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination

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