The Wild Child

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The Wild Child is a 1970 French drama film directed by François Truffaut, based on the true story of a feral boy found in 18th-century France and his education by a compassionate doctor.

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The Wild Child canonical 7
L'Enfant sauvage 1
L’Enfant sauvage 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
film
basedOn case history of a feral child in 18th-century France
true story of Victor of Aveyron
blackAndWhite true
cinematography Néstor Almendros
countryOfOrigin France
director François Truffaut
directorActor François Truffaut
distributor Les Films du Carrosse
United Artists
editedBy Agnès Guillemot
genre drama
hasCharacter Dr. Jean Itard
Madame Guérin
Victor
language French
mainCharacter Victor of Aveyron
musicBy Antoine Duhamel
notableFor François Truffaut’s performance as Dr. Itard
depiction of a historical feral child case
originalTitle L’Enfant sauvage
linked to: The Wild Child
partOf French New Wave cinema context
portrays 18th-century France
education of a wild child
feral child
protagonist Dr. Jean Itard
releaseDateFrance 1970
releaseYear 1970
runtime approximately 83 minutes
settingPlace France
settingTime late 18th century
stars François Truffaut
Françoise Seigner
Jean-Pierre Cargol
theme child psychology
civilization versus nature
education
language acquisition
writer François Truffaut
Jean Gruault

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Néstor Almendros notableWork The Wild Child
Néstor Almendros workedOn The Wild Child
Eva Truffaut notableWork The Wild Child
Eva Truffaut appearedIn The Wild Child
The Wild Child originalTitle L’Enfant sauvage
linked to: The Wild Child
Les Films du Carrosse produced The Wild Child
Claudine Bouché notableWork The Wild Child
Claudine Bouché notableWork L'Enfant sauvage
linked to: The Wild Child