The Wild Child
1970In 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.
Acted in
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
Laura Truffaut
as Girl at Farm
Eva Truffaut
as Girl at Farm
Guillaume Schiffman
as Boy at Farm
Dominique Levert
as Child at Farm
Jean Mandaroux
as Itard's Doctor
René Levert
as Police Official
Pierre Fabre
as Orderly at Institute
Robert Cambourakis
as Countryman
Frédérique Dolbert
as Girl at Farm
Eric Dolbert
as Boy at Farm
Tounet Cargol
as Boy at Farm
Misse Theaudiere