The Secret of the Wild Child
Oct 18 1994
•1h 55m
•Documentary, TV Movie
A documentary about Genie, who spent the first thirteen years of her life imprisoned in her bedroom by her father, with her arms and legs immobilized.
Cast
See allSusan Curtiss
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self
Stacy Keach
Self
James Kent
Self
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