The Shot Felt 'Round the World
“An inspiring story about Jonas Salk and his team as they develop the first polio vaccine.”
Synopsis
The story of how a community and a nation, boldly led by a young Dr. Jonas Salk and his research team at the University of Pittsburgh, came together in the early 1950's to defeat polio, the most feared disease of the 20th century. By highlighting the stories of the unsung heroes who waged war with Salk and his team against the 'summer plague,' the documentary does what no other film on the subject has - it reveals the story from the insiders' point of view and gives audiences hope that the spirit of cooperation which spurred the development of the Salk polio vaccine could be a model for solving contemporary problems.
Credits
- Jonas Salkas Self - Developer of Salk Polio Vaccine, Founder, Salk Institute
- Peter Salkas Self - Physician, Son of Dr. Jonas Salk
- Jonathan Salkas Self - Physician, Son of Dr. Jonas Salk
- David Oshinskyas Self - Author and Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Julius Youngneras Self - Senior Scientist, Salk Lab
- John Troanas Self
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jonas Salk
as Self - Developer of Salk Polio Vaccine, Founder, Salk Institute
Peter Salk
as Self - Physician, Son of Dr. Jonas Salk
Jonathan Salk
as Self - Physician, Son of Dr. Jonas Salk
David Oshinsky
as Self - Author and Pulitzer Prize Winner
Julius Youngner
as Self - Senior Scientist, Salk Lab
John Troan
as Self
Ethel J Bailey
as Self - Lab Technician, University of Pittsburgh
Raymond White
as Self - CEO, The Watson Institute
Donald Wegemer
as Self
Jeanne Beaumont Winner
as Physical Therapist - The Watson Home
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