The Wild Child
"At last an adult film to which you can take your children."
In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.
Cast
Jean-Pierre Cargol
Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
François Truffaut
Le Dr Jean Itard
Françoise Seigner
Madame Guerin
Jean Dasté
Professor Philippe Pinel
Annie Miller
Madame Lemeri
Claude Miller
Monsieur Lemeri
Paul Villé
Remy
Nathan Miller
Baby Lemeri
Mathieu Schiffman
Mathieu
Jean Gruault
Visitor at Institute
Gitt Magrini
Countrywoman
Jean-François Stévenin
Countryman
Laura Truffaut
Girl at Farm
Eva Truffaut
Girl at Farm
Guillaume Schiffman
Boy at Farm
Dominique Levert
Child at Farm
Jean Mandaroux
Itard's Doctor
René Levert
Police Official
Pierre Fabre
Orderly at Institute
Robert Cambourakis
Countryman
Frédérique Dolbert
Girl at Farm
Eric Dolbert
Boy at Farm
Tounet Cargol
Boy at Farm
Misse Theaudiere
Crew
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Jean-Claude Dolbert
Property Master
Jean Itard
Novel
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
François Truffaut
Director
François Truffaut
Screenplay
Jean Gruault
Screenplay
Agnès Guillemot
Editor
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Thanks
Suzanne Schiffman
Assistant Director
Nicole Félix
Makeup Artist
Alex Pront
Sound Mixer
Roland Thénot
Unit Manager
Pierre Zucca
Still Photographer
Claude Miller
Unit Manager
Antoine Duhamel
Conductor
Jean Mandaroux
Set Decoration
François Truffaut
Adaptation
Yann Dedet
Assistant Editor
Michel Sanvoisin
Musician
André Saint-Clivier
Musician
François Truffaut
Dialogue
Philippe Théaudière
Assistant Camera
Christine Pellé
Script Supervisor
Jean Gruault
Adaptation
Jean Gruault
Dialogue
Armand Barbault
Production Assistant
Marcel Berbert
Production Manager
René Levert
Sound