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Togo

  • 20192019
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Willem Dafoe, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Tom Atkins, Season Hubley, and Joe Unger in Togo (2019)
'Togo' is the untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that treks across the terrain of the Alaskan tundra for adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.
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The story of Togo, the sled dog who led the 1925 serum run despite being considered too small and weak to lead such an intense race.The story of Togo, the sled dog who led the 1925 serum run despite being considered too small and weak to lead such an intense race.The story of Togo, the sled dog who led the 1925 serum run despite being considered too small and weak to lead such an intense race.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,210
336
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Ericson Core
    • Writer
      • Tom Flynn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Julianne Nicholson
      • Christopher Heyerdahl
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ericson Core
    • Writer
      • Tom Flynn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Julianne Nicholson
      • Christopher Heyerdahl
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    • 447User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Leonhard Seppala
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Constance Seppala
    Christopher Heyerdahl
    Christopher Heyerdahl
    • Mayor George Maynard
    Richard Dormer
    Richard Dormer
    • Dr. Curtis Welch
    Adrien Dorval
    Adrien Dorval
    • Bill Clark
    Madeline Wickins
    • Sally Burdett
    Michael Greyeyes
    Michael Greyeyes
    • Amituk
    Nive Nielsen
    Nive Nielsen
    • Atiqtalik
    Nikolai Nikolaeff
    Nikolai Nikolaeff
    • Dan Murphy
    Thorbjørn Harr
    Thorbjørn Harr
    • Charlie Olsen
    Catherine McGregor
    Catherine McGregor
    • Sarah Foley
    Michael McElhatton
    Michael McElhatton
    • Jafet Lindeberg
    Brandon Oakes
    Brandon Oakes
    • Henry Ivanoff
    Paul Piaskowski
    Paul Piaskowski
    • Max Adams
    Michael Gaston
    Michael Gaston
    • Joe Dexter
    Shaun Benson
    Shaun Benson
    • Gunnar Kaasen
    Zahn McClarnon
    Zahn McClarnon
    • Tulimak
    Jamie McShane
    Jamie McShane
    • Scotty Allan
    • Director
      • Ericson Core
    • Writer
      • Tom Flynn(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Unfortunately, the original serum package only contained enough serum for 30 doses and there were already 28 cases of children and adults stricken with Diptheria, and new cases were coming in. A week later, on the 8th of February, nine of the original mushers together with twelve others had to do the entire relay all over again. Neither Balto, Kaasen, Seppala nor Togo was involved in the second run. The second relay took 36 hours more to complete.
    • Goofs
      In the film, Togo and Balto both have blue eyes, and so do many other huskies in the film. Some huskies also have heterochromia. The real Togo had brown eyes, as did the real Balto, and the Siberian Husky didn't develop its blue eyes until around the 1940s.
    • Quotes

      Leonhard Seppala: What does he bring to the breed?

      Constance Seppala: The heart of a survivor.

    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: D23 Expo 2019 Extravaganza (2019)

    User reviews447

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    Top review
    8/10
    Good to go Togo
    I admit it, I'm a sentimentalist. I cried like a baby at my own wedding while my wife looked on in bemusement. I weep at favourite songs or pieces of music and shed tears freely at emotionally charged movies. It was my wife's brother who recommended we watch this movie during lockdown and I really should have read the signs. First off it's a Disney movie, secondly it's about a brave dog ...and right from these two facts, I knew I was going to struggle to get through it dry-eyed.

    And so it proved. With films like this, for me anyway, critical faculties are suspended and you just want it all to end happily so that you don't have to hide your feelings anymore. I do know that Willem Dafoe and Julianne Nicholson were excellent in their parts as the slightly mismatched couple who set up home in the remote, frozen, northernmost part of America. He's the local "mush-man" responsible for trekking his team of husky dogs over unforgiving terrain for the benefit of the local community while she provides all the back-up back home he needs for them both to keep their operation going.

    Comes a catastrophic diphtheria outbreak to the town, especially targeting young children and the need to requisition urgent medical supplies from some 500 miles or so away, but with an impending spell of bad weather knocking out the possible use of aeroplane or rail transport, the only way to go get the job done is for Dafoe and his dog's to undertake a hazardous cross-country trek like no other to collect the vaccines and get them to the hospital to help save the kids' lives.

    With a storyline given added topicality and piquancy by the devastating Covid-19 virus outbreak, this was a thrilling and moving race against time, taking on the elements and indeed the odds, the effort spearheaded by crusty old Dafoe and his pack, especially Togo the pack-leading dog. Early on we're fed the back story of how Togo came into the couple's possession and how the dog's irrepressible desire to accompany Dafoe on his travels sees him twice unsuccessfully try to offload the dog to new owners, only for Togo to somehow find a way to break free and return back home from whence he came, Finally Dafoe is persuaded by the dog's errr... doggedness, to reluctantly road-test the apparently under-sized dog and eventually concede that its courage and stamina outweigh any physical disadvantages it may have.

    We see the pack endure unbelievable dangers in their epic mission, Togo literally pulling out all the stops to navigate the team over breaking ice-floes, slog up snow-bound foot-hills and even save the group from certain doom near the end, in a particularly amazing show of love, strength and fortitude by the dog.

    It's a Disney film so there's probably a fair bit of dramatic licence taken with the story but you'll have a good idea how it ends. The landscapes, making great use of drone shots on-high are frequently eye-catching and there's was a plaintive lonesome-violin soundtrack which further set the scene. I don't know how much of the cinematography was C-Gen assisted but the actions of the dogs and Togo in particular, looked natural to me.

    Anyway I got through to the end with some dust in my eyes and immediately afterwards felt the need to hug our own dog of over ten years in sympathy and appreciation for what I'd just seen.

    This one's for you, Flip.
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    • Release date
      • December 20, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Disney+
      • Stream Togo officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тоґо
    • Filming locations
      • Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • The Walt Disney Company
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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