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.
Directed by François Truffaut
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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
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