Iron Will (DVD) Standard Definition

Hang on for the ride of your life as Walt Disney Pictures presents the action-packed adventure that delivers thrilling heroics and rugged scenery! Based on an incredible true-life story, a brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness, carrying hopes of capturing the $10, 000 grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin. With dogged determination and sheer iron will, they face impossible odds and hardships along the dangerous trail to his dreams. IRON WILL is high adventure that will thrill and uplift everyone! The vintage 1913 steam engine that figures so prominently in the film was borrowed from the Lake Superior Museum of Transportation. The movie was inspired by the true story of Will Stoneman, a 17-year-old South Dakota resident who signed up for a marathon dog-sled race in 1917. The first person to reach St. Paul, Minnesota, from Winnipeg, Canada, would be awarded $10, 000.