The Wild Child

The Wild Child

1970 | 1h 25m | Drama | TV-14

Brief Synopsis

A crusading doctor tries to civilize a child raised in the wilderness by wolves.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Francois Truffaut

CAST

Jean-Pierre Cargol

Francois Truffaut

Jean Daste

Françoise Seigner

PRODUCERS

Marcel Berbert

WRITERS

Francois Truffaut

Related Videos

Wild Child, The -- (Movie Clip) Fancy Visitors
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Late 18th century Parisians visit the new attraction, the as-yet unnamed feral child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) at the National Institure for Deaf Mutes, in Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child, 1970.
Wild Child, The -- (Movie Clip) He Knows Me
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The child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) escapes from a country barn, gets hounded by local villagers, then begins the trip to Paris, in Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child, 1970.
Wild Child, The -- (Movie Clip) He's An Idiot
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Watching the child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) on the grounds of their clinic, Professor Pinel (Jean Daste`) and Dr. Itard (director Francois Truffaut) arrive at a solution, in The Wild Child, 1970.
Wild Child, The -- (Movie Clip) Institute
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Director and co-star Francois Truffaut (as "Dr. Itard) and Professor Pinel (Jean Daste`) receive the feral child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) and conduct their initial examination in The Wild Child, 1970.
Wild Child, The -- (Movie Clip) Opening, 1798
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In rural France, 1798, the initial scenes and opening credits introduce the child (Jean-Pierre Cargol) in Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child, 1970, cinematography by Nestor Almendros.

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