Balto

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Balto ★★½ 1995 (G)

Animated adventure, based on a true story, of a half-husky, half-wolf sled dog, Balto, who faces overwhelming odds to bring life-saving medicine to Nome, Alsaka. It's 1925, there's a diptheria epidemic, and Balto is the lead team dog on the final leg of the race to get the serum to Nome in time. Balto and the rest of the team dogs became instant heroes and even journeyed to Hollywood to star in their own silent film “Balto's Race to Nome.” 78m/C VHS, DVD. D: Simon Wells; W: Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, David Steven Cohen, Roger S.H. Schulman; M: James Horner; V: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda, Jim (Jonah) Cummings, Phil Collins, Juliette Brewer, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes.

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