Art of Balto
/Balto is an animation movie produced by Amblin Entertainment and directed by Simon Wells in 1995. It was the third and final animated feature produced by Steven Spielberg's UK-based Amblimation animation studio. The movie 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 pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this movie.
THE STORY
A deadly diphtheria epidemic strikes the remote town of Nome, Alaska. With the life-saving medicine located hundreds of miles away, the residents decide to send out a sled-dog team. Balto (a half-wolf dog ignored by all except a goose, Boris and two polar bears) is chosen to run but is disqualified by lead dog Steele. When the other dogs get lost in the snow, Balto risks his life to rescue them and deliver the medicine…
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