Balto (1995)

Directed by

Simon Wells

Genre

adventure film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 2,225 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sled dog named Balto leads a perilous mission across Alaska to deliver medicine to sick children. The story shows his courage and the challenges he faces in the harsh wilderness.

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What happens

Balto is a 1995 animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells, produced by Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is loosely based on the true story of the dog Balto, who helped save children infected with diphtheria in the 1925 serum run to Nome. The film stars voice actors Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Phil Collins, and Bob Hoskins. Though primarily an animated film, it uses a live-action framing device that takes place in New York City's Central Park and features Miriam Margolyes as an older version of one of the children. This is the third and final film to be produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio, before the studio's closure in 1997. Released theatrically in the United States on December 22, 1995, the film was a financial failure due to being overshadowed by the release of Toy Story, but its subsequent sales on home video led to two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2004). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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