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Released 3 years ago.
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The Fox
"The true story of a young soldier and his extraordinary comradeship."
2023 1h 58m DE
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★7.1TMDB · 54
DramaHistoryWar
Synopsis
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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.
“The true story of a young soldier and his extraordinary comradeship.”
Cast
Simon Morzé
Franz Streitberger
Karl Markovics
Josef Streitberger
Pit Bukowski
Jokesch
Stan Steinbichler
Mitteregger
Alexander Beyer
Hauptmann Glück
Cornelius Obonya
Doktor
Adriane Gradziel
Marie
Karola Niederhuber
Liesl Streitberger
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adrian Goiginger
- Writers
- Adrian Goiginger
- Languages
- German, French, Spanish
- Countries
- Austria, Germany
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Adrian Goiginger, shot by Paul Sprinz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Arash Safaian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Simon Blasi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Simon Morzé and Karl Markovics and Pit Bukowski carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "The true story of a young soldier and his extraordinary comradeship.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adrian Goiginger directs. Paul Sprinz behind the camera. Arash Safaian scores. Simon Blasi cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in German, French, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 3 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
- 4Directed by Adrian Goiginger, shot by Paul Sprinz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Arash Safaian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Simon Blasi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Simon Morzé and Karl Markovics and Pit Bukowski carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The true story of a young soldier and his extraordinary comradeship.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt14439178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Paul Sprinz
- Original score
- Arash Safaian
- Editing
- Simon Blasi
- Production design
- Maria Gruber
- Costume design
- Annina Goldfuß
- Makeup / hair
- Viola Stockinger
- VFX supervisor
- Manfred Büttner
- Sound
- Marvin Keil
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- The Fox (2023)
Also by
Adrian Goiginger
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Geißendörfer Film-und Fernsehproduktion
DE
Lotus-Film
AT
Giganten Film
DE
2010 Entertainment
AT
Film AG
AT
ORF
AT
BR
DE
- SW
SWR/Arte
DE
Key crew
- EditorSimon Blasi
- ProducerGerrit Klein
- ProducerThomas Pridnig
- ProducerHana Geißendörfer
- ProducerPeter Wirthensohn
- ProducerAdrian Goiginger
- ProducerPeter Wildling
- ProducerMalte Can
- ProducerMartin Pfeil
- Visual Effects SupervisorManfred Büttner
- Commissioning EditorBrigitte Dithard
- Commissioning EditorCarlos Gerstenhauer
- Commissioning EditorBarbara Häbe
- Commissioning EditorKlaus Lintschinger
- Commissioning EditorJulia Sengstschmid
- Commissioning EditorTobias Schultze
- CastingAngelika Kropej
- Production DesignMaria Gruber
- Set DecorationCoelestine Engels
- Production DesignIsis Flatz
- Costume DesignAnnina Goldfuß
- Makeup ArtistViola Stockinger
- Makeup ArtistDésirée Schober
- Third Assistant DirectorHans Peter Edlmayer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- world war ii
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2024-03-22NR
Also known as
International titles
- Le renard et le soldatFR
- The FoxUS
- TülküAZ
