Skip to content
Reelbook
The Wild Child (1970)
Members who watched
0
watched
Lists
0
lists
Likes
0
likes

The Wild Child

1970Directed by François Truffaut1h 23m

L'Enfant sauvage

At last an adult film to which you can take your children.

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.

  • Drama
  • History

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
  • Laura Truffaut as Girl at Farm
  • Eva Truffaut as Girl at Farm
  • Guillaume Schiffman as Boy at Farm
  • Dominique Levert as Child at Farm

Popular reviews

No reviews yet

Be the first to write about The Wild Child.