The Wild Child (1970)
L'Enfant sauvage
"At last an adult film to which you can take your children."
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 97%
(RT: 100%, MC: 94) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jean-Pierre Cargol as Victor, l'Enfant Sauvage
Françoise Seigner as Madame Guerin
Annie Miller as Madame Lemeri
Claude Miller as Monsieur Lemeri
Paul Villé as Remy
Nathan Miller as Baby Lemeri
Is The Wild Child good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 317 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 97%.
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Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
