Balto
“His story became a legend. His adventure is one you'll never forget.”
Director
Simon Wells
Screenplay
Cliff Ruby, David Steven Cohen
5 nominations
This animated feature dramatizes the real 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, following Balto, a half-wolf sled dog dismissed by the town as an unworthy outcast, who proves himself by leading a desperate relay team through a blizzard to deliver life-saving diphtheria medicine to a town of dying children. Directed by Simon Wells, the film blends genuine historical drama with talking-animal fantasy elements aimed at younger viewers, including a comic goose and polar bear sidekick. Kevin Bacon voices Balto with quiet, understated determination rather than typical animated bravado. Loosely based on the same events later commemorated by the Iditarod's founding, it remains a well-regarded family adventure grounded in a genuinely heroic true story.
Release
Dec 22, 1995
Budget
$31M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$11M
Cast
Kevin Bacon
Balto (voice)
Bob Hoskins
Boris the Goose (voice)
Bridget Fonda
Jenna (voice)
Jim Cummings
Steele the Sled Dog (voice)
Phil Collins
Muk and Luk (voice)
Juliette Brewer
Young Rosy (voice)
Jack Angel
Nikki (voice)
Danny Mann
Kaltag (voice)
Robbie Rist
Star (voice)
Sandra Dickinson
Dixie / Sylvie (voice)
Frank Welker
Grizzly Bear (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
Grandma Rosy
Donald Sinden
Doc (voice)
Garrick Hagon
Telegraph Operator (voice)
William Roberts
Rosy's Father (voice)
Reviews
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From the same director: Simon Wells
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