The Wild Child
1970 · TMDB 7.1 · L'Enfant sauvage
Directed by François Truffaut
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.
Why it matters
François Truffaut's austere, moving account of Victor, a boy found in the woods of Aveyron, and the doctor who attempts to civilise him.
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Released
- 1970-02-26
- Studio
- Les Films du Carrosse
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- TMDB score
- 7.1
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