Wild Child, The (Widescreen)

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Acclaimed Oscar-nominated director Franois Truffaut ("Small Change", "Day For Night") has created an "absorbing" (Leonard Maltin) film about the true-life tale of a young boy found living alone in the woods of France in the 1700's. Using actual journal entries, Truffaut not only directed and co-wrote the script with Jean Gruault, but also starred as the unflappable Doctor Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, the visionary who takes on the incredible task of civilizing the Wild Child. At The National Institute For The Deaf and Dumb in Paris, a barely clothed and dirty young boy is admitted. Found in a forest, the child is unable to speak, communicate or function in society. Christened Victor by the hospital staff, his case is taken up by Doctor Itard (Truffaut), a lone physician who has an unyielding dedication to re-integrating the lad into society. But the road to tame the beast is a rocky one and Itard will have to work tirelessly to teach Victor how to re-claim his place in the world...even if it means staking his reputation on it!.

Original Theatrical Trailer, NTSC.