The Wild Child (1970)1h23
Drama · History
Director François Truffaut (7.2 avg)
Also directed The 400 Blows, Fahrenheit 451, Jules and Jim, and 23 more
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.
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Cast
Jean-Pierre Cargol
François Truffaut
Françoise Seigner
Jean Dasté- Annie Miller
Claude Miller
Paul Villé
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