Balto (film) facts for kids
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Theatrical release poster by John Alvin.
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| Directed by | Simon Wells |
| Produced by | Steve Hickner |
| Screenplay by | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser David Steven Cohen Roger S. H. Schulman |
| Story by | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Jan Richter-Friis |
| Editing by | Renee Edwards Nick Fletcher Sim Evan-Jones |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1995 |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Money made | $11.3 million |
Balto is a 1995 American-British live-action/animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells, produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped save children infected by the diphtheria epidemic in the 1925 serum run to Nome. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings, Phil Collins (in a dual role) and Bob Hoskins, with Miriam Margolyes in the live-action sequences. The live-action portions of the film were shot in New York City's Central Park.
The film was the third and final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's UK-based Amblimation animation studio. Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Bonne Radford acted as executive producers on the film. Although the film was a box office failure (it was overshadowed by the success of the competing Disney-Pixar film Toy Story) its subsequent strong sales on home video led to two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2004), though none of the voice cast reprised their roles. Unlike the original film, the sequels were entirely animated and contain no live action scenes.
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Kevin Bacon voices Balto
See also
In Spanish: Balto (película) para niños
