The Wild Child
“At last an adult film to which you can take your children.”
1970•G•1h 23m•7.1•Released
DramaHistory
The true story of Victor of Aveyron. In a French forest circa 1798, an abandoned child — feral, filthy and mentally impaired — is found. Dr Jean Marc Gaspard Itard becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.
Director
François Truffaut
Writer
François Truffaut, Jean Gruault
Languages
French
Studio
Les Films du Carrosse
Cast
Jean-Pierre Cargol
Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
François Truffaut
Le Dr Jean Itard
Françoise Seigner
Madame Guerin
Jean Dasté
Professor Philippe Pinel
Annie Miller
Madame Lemeri
Claude Miller
Monsieur Lemeri
Paul Villé
Remy
Nathan Miller
Baby Lemeri
Mathieu Schiffman
Mathieu
Jean Gruault
Visitor at Institute
Gitt Magrini
Countrywoman
Jean-François Stévenin
Countryman
Laura Truffaut
Girl at Farm
Eva Truffaut
Girl at Farm
Guillaume Schiffman
Boy at Farm
Production
Company
Les Films du Carrosse
Company
Les Productions Artistes Associés
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