The Wild Child (1970)
L'enfant sauvage
At last an adult film to which you can take your children.
83 min
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.
- Release date
- February 26, 1970
- Country of origin
- United States, France
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Trailer
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cargol as Victor - Wild Boy of Aveyron
- François Truffaut as Dr. Jean Itard
- Françoise Seigner as Madame Guérin
- Jean Dasté as Professor Philippe Pinel
- Annie Miller as Madame Lemeri
- Claude Miller as Monsieur Lemeri
- Paul Villé as Rémy - The Old Man
- Nathan Miller as Baby Lemeri
- Mathieu Schiffman as Mathieu
- Jean Gruault as Visitor at Institute
- Gitt Magrini as Countrywoman
- Jean-François Stévenin as Countryman
- Eva Truffaut as Girl at Farm
- Guillaume Schiffman as Boy at Farm
- Jean Mandaroux as Itard's Doctor
- Pierre Fabre as Orderly at Institute
- Robert Cambourakis as Aveyron Countryman
- Tounet Cargol as Boy at Farm
- Eric Dolbert as Boy at Farm
- Frédérique Dolbert as Girl at Farm
Crew
- François Truffaut · Director
- François Truffaut · Writer
- Jean Gruault · Writer
- Jean Itard · Writer
- Néstor Almendros · Cinematographer
- Agnès Guillemot · Editor