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
Unknown
Crew
François Truffaut
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay, Dialogue
Jean Gruault
Adaptation, Screenplay, Dialogue
Jean Itard
Novel
Agnès Guillemot
Editor
Yann Dedet
Assistant Editor
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Suzanne Schiffman
Assistant Director
Armand Barbault
Production Assistant
Philippe Théaudière
Assistant Camera
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Nicole Félix
Makeup Artist
Alex Pront
Sound Mixer
René Levert
Sound
André Saint-Clivier
Musician
Michel Sanvoisin
Musician
Jean Mandaroux
Set Decoration
Pierre Zucca
Still Photographer
Christine Pellé
Script Supervisor
Jean-Claude Dolbert
Property Master
Marcel Berbert
Production Manager
Claude Miller
Unit Manager
Roland Thénot
Unit Manager
Antoine Duhamel
Conductor
Jean-Pierre Léaud
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