The Wild Child
L'enfant sauvage
At last an adult film to which you can take your children
1798. In a forest, some countrymen catch a wild child who can not walk, speak, read nor write. Doctor Itard is interested by the child, and starts to educate him. Everybody thinks he will fail, but with a lot of love and patience, he manages to obtain results and the child continues with normal development. This is based on true story.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
François Truffaut
Dr. Jean Itard
Jean-Pierre Cargol
Victor - Wild Boy of Aveyron
Françoise Seigner
Madame Guérin
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Paul Villé
Rémy - The Old Man
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Pierre Fabre
Orderly at Institute
Jean Dasté
Professor Philippe Pinel
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Robert Cambourakis
Aveyron Countryman
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Tounet Cargol
Boy at Farm
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Eric Dolbert
Boy at Farm
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Frédérique Dolbert
Girl at Farm
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Néstor Almendros
Cinematographer
