The Wild Child
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| French | L'Enfant sauvage |
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| Directed by | François Truffaut |
| Screenplay by | François Truffaut Jean Gruault |
| Based on | The Memorandum and Report on Victor de l'Aveyron by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard |
| Produced by | Marcel Berbert |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Cargol François Truffaut Françoise Seigner Jean Dasté |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Edited by | Agnès Guillemot |
Production company | Les Films du Carrosse |
| Distributed by | Les Artistes Associés |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French French Sign Language |
| Box office | $800,000 1,674,771 admissions (France) |
The Wild Child (French: L'Enfant sauvage, released in the United Kingdom as The Wild Boy) is a 1970 French historical drama film co-written, directed by, and starring François Truffaut. It is based on the true events regarding Victor of Aveyron (Jean-Pierre Cargol), a late 18th-century French child who spent the first eleven or twelve years of his life with little or no human contact.
The film was released in France on February 26, 1970. It was a critical and commercial success, earning Truffaut several accolades including the Prix Méliès and the National Board of Review Award for Best Director. The film also won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography (for Néstor Almendros).