The Wild Child (1970)
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.
- Released
- 1970-02-26
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- François Truffaut, François Truffaut, Jean Gruault
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 318 votes
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cargol as Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
- François Truffaut as Le Dr Jean Itard
- Françoise Seigner as Madame Guerin
- Jean Dasté as Professor Philippe Pinel
- Annie Miller as Madame Lemeri
- Claude Miller as Monsieur Lemeri
- Paul Villé as Remy
- Nathan Miller as Baby Lemeri
- Mathieu Schiffman as Mathieu
- Jean Gruault as Visitor at Institute
- Gitt Magrini as Countrywoman
- Jean-François Stévenin as Countryman