In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.
Runtime
1 h 23 min
Release Date
26 February 1970
Actors
Jean-Pierre Cargol, François Truffaut, Françoise Seigner, Jean Dasté, Annie Miller, Claude Miller, Paul Villé, Nathan Miller, Mathieu Schiffman, Jean Gruault, Gitt Magrini, Jean-François Stévenin, Laura Truffaut, Eva Truffaut, Guillaume Schiffman, Dominique Levert, Jean Mandaroux, René Levert, Pierre Fabre, Robert Cambourakis, Frédérique Dolbert, Eric Dolbert, Tounet Cargol, Misse Theaudiere
