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The Belstone Fox (1973)

The Belstone Fox poster
Directed by
James Hill
Genre
children's film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fox cub is raised by humans and forms a bond with a hunter and his daughter. As the fox grows, it must navigate life in the wild and the danger of the hunt.

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What happens

The Belstone Fox (also known as Free Spirit) is a 1973 British film directed by James Hill and starring Eric Porter, Jeremy Kemp and Bill Travers. It was written by Hill based on David Rook's 1970 novel, The Ballad of the Belstone Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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