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The Fox

The Fox

The true story of a young soldier and his extraordinary comradeship.

20237.11h 58m

Overview

At the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger’s great-grandfather.

Directed by Adrian Goiginger
Written by Adrian Goiginger
Produced by Adrian Goiginger, Hana Geißendörfer, Malte Can
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Top Cast

Simon Morzé

Simon Morzé

Franz Streitberger

Karl Markovics

Karl Markovics

Josef Streitberger

Pit Bukowski

Pit Bukowski

Jokesch

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Karola Niederhuber

Liesl Streitberger

M

Marko Kerezovic

Anton Dillinger

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Joseph Stoisits

Leo

M

Maximilian Echtinger

Decker

J

Joshua Bader

Maier

Stan Steinbichler

Stan Steinbichler

Mitteregger

Alexander Beyer

Alexander Beyer

Hauptmann Glück

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About The Fox

The Fox is a history, drama, war film released in 2023 exploring themes of world war ii. Directed by Adrian Goiginger, it stars Simon Morzé, Karl Markovics, Pit Bukowski. At the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger’s great-grandfather.

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