Togo

2019
PG
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

57K

YOUR RATING

'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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

57K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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: Come, my pups!
Leonhard Seppala: Are we to fear ice now?
Leonhard Seppala: He, which hath no stomach in this fight, let him depart.
Leonhard Seppala: His passport shall be made, we would not die in that dog's company!
Leonhard Seppala: Old dogs forget, but he who would remember with advantages what feats he did that day.
Leonhard Seppala: Then shall our names, familiar in his mouth as household words-Seppala, the driver.
Leonhard Seppala: Sally, Molly, and Reverend Togo, great Togo in lead!

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

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As a person who dislikes dog related films, I loved this.

Togo is the first win for Disney+ (in terms of movies) Togo is a legitimately great film and such a surprise. It is filled with a lot of heart and backed up by a great performance from Dafoe.

Willem Dafoe is really great here. Delivering one of his better movies. His relationship with the dogs is done in such a really nice and heartfelt way. That's what makes it better than most dog films. It's a really enjoyable film and by the end it is really touching. That's thanks to them using a brilliant music choice of "in the nature of daylight" as well as the bond and development you get between the Dafoe and Togo.

I don't really have any major flaws with it. I think it's a great story especially for not being familiar with the true story. The visual effects aren't always top notch but that's understandable due to being a disney original and a not a cinema film.

Overall it's a really solid film, and genuinely the best dog film, we might have ever had, it might not be overly sad but it has heart and thats more than I can ask for coming from a dog film.