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

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Néstor Almendros notableWork The Wild Child
Néstor Almendros workedOn The Wild Child