The Wild Child (1970)
At last an adult film to which you can take your children.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Jean-Pierre Cargol
as Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
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François Truffaut
as Le Dr Jean Itard
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Françoise Seigner
as Madame Guerin
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Jean Dasté
as Professor Philippe Pinel
- Annie Miller as Madame Lemeri
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Claude Miller
as Monsieur Lemeri
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Paul Villé
as Remy
- Nathan Miller as Baby Lemeri
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Mathieu Schiffman
as Mathieu
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Jean Gruault
as Visitor at Institute
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Gitt Magrini
as Countrywoman
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Jean-François Stévenin
as Countryman
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Laura Truffaut
as Girl at Farm
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Eva Truffaut
as Girl at Farm
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Guillaume Schiffman
as Boy at Farm
- Dominique Levert as Child at Farm
- Jean Mandaroux as Itard's Doctor
- René Levert as Police Official
Crew
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François Truffaut
Director
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Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
- Agnès Guillemot Editor
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François Truffaut
Screenplay
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Jean Gruault
Screenplay
