The Wild Child
“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.
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Cargol
Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
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T'aime
François Truffaut
Le Dr Jean Itard
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Green Room
Françoise Seigner
Madame Guerin
Known for
Les Misérables
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Jean Dasté
Professor Philippe Pinel
Known for
Zero for Conduct
L'Atalante
Annie Miller
Madame Lemeri
Known for
The Inquisitor
The Green Room
Claude Miller
Monsieur Lemeri
Also in
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
A Perfect Friend
Paul Villé
Remy
Also in
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Without Leaving an Address
Nathan Miller
Baby Lemeri
Known for
The Best Way to Walk
The Green Room
Mathieu Schiffman
Mathieu
Known for
The Inquisitor
The Under-Gifted
Jean Gruault
Visitor at Institute
Known for
Marguerite & Julien
Gitt Magrini
Countrywoman
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
La Notte
Jean-François Stévenin
Countryman
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
François Truffaut Director · Jean Gruault Screenplay Jean Itard Author
Worldwide gross $800K · United States release September 11, 1970 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$800,000
Production
Les Films du Carrosse
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
Les Artistes Associés
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
France
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Languages
Original title
L'Enfant sauvage
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 26, 1970
Theatrical
United States · September 11, 1970
Theatrical
United States
September 9, 1970 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 7, 2008 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
October 9, 1970 · Theatrical
December 20, 2025 · Limited theatrical · CineSESC (Mostra "Truffaut por Completo")
Denmark
September 28, 1970 · Theatrical
Finland
September 18, 1970 · Theatrical
France
August 3, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Sweden
November 6, 1970 · Theatrical
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