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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 94/100. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 1,064 1970s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 23m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic94/100
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
314 audience votes
Key crew
- François TruffautDirector
- François TruffautScreenplay
- Jean GruaultScreenplay
Cast
- Jean-Pierre CargolVictor, l'Enfant Sauvage
- François TruffautLe Dr Jean Itard
- Françoise SeignerMadame Guerin
- Jean DastéProfessor Philippe Pinel
- Annie MillerMadame Lemeri
- Claude MillerMonsieur Lemeri
- Paul VilléRemy
- Nathan MillerBaby Lemeri
- Mathieu SchiffmanMathieu
- Jean GruaultVisitor at Institute
- Gitt MagriniCountrywoman
- Jean-François StéveninCountryman
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Themes
experimentsouthern francecivilizationferal childpunishmentdoctorbased on memoir or autobiographyrewardtantrumwild child18th centurysign languages
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