Balto (1995)

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

Director:

 Simon Wells

Writers:

 Cliff Ruby (screenplay), Elana Lesser(screenplay), 2 more credits »

Stars:

 Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda |See full cast and crew »

A half-wolf, half-husky named Balto gets a chance to become a hero when an outbreak of diphtheria threatens the children of Nome, Alaska in the winter of 1925. He leads a dog team on a 600-mile trip across the Alaskan wilderness to get medical supplies. The film is based on a true story which inspired the Iditarod dog sled race.