Togo (film)

Togo
Official release poster
Directed byEricson Core
Written byTom Flynn
Produced byKim Zubick
Starring
CinematographyEricson Core
Edited byMartin Pensa
Music byMark Isham[1]
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[2]

Togo is a 2019 American historical adventure film directed by Ericson Core and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film centers on Leonhard Seppala and his titular sled dog in the 1925 serum run to Nome to transport diphtheria antitoxin serum through harsh conditions during an epidemic of diphtheria.[3] The film stars Willem Dafoe, Julianne Nicholson, Christopher Heyerdahl, Michael Gaston, Michael McElhatton, Jamie McShane, Michael Greyeyes, Thorbjørn Harr, Shaun Benson, and Nikolai Nikolaeff. It was released on Disney+ on December 20, 2019. The movie received generally positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Mark Isham Scoring Disney's 'Togo'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Barnes, Brooks (November 7, 2019). "Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making 'Em Like They Used To". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Kit, Borys (July 12, 2018). "Willem Dafoe to Star in Disney Adventure Movie 'Togo' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2018.