The Wild Child

• 7.1 Drama
• 1970-02-26
• 83 minutes mins

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.

Starring:

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)

Director:

François Truffaut

Writer:

François Truffaut Jean Gruault