Head Against the Wall (1959)
1h 35m
Running Time
March 20, 1959Release Date
Head Against the Wall (1959)
1h 35m
Running Time
March 20, 1959Release Date
Plot.
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
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Cast & Crew.
Jean-Pierre Mocky
François Gérane / Adaptation
Pierre Brasseur
Dr. Varmont
Paul Meurisse
Dr. Emery
Charles Aznavour
Heurtevent
Anouk Aimée
Stéphanie
Jean Galland
Maître Gérane
Jean Ozenne
Comte Elzéar de Chambrelle
Thomy Bourdelle
Colonel Donnadieu
Rudy Lenoir
The hidden man
Roger Legris
Decauville, the driver
Henri San Juan
The pool owner
Édith Scob
The singing mad
Jean-Charles Pichon
Writer
Luc Andrieux
a nurse
Doudou Babet
The black man
Jacques Mancier
the man with a gun
Pierre Mirat
a keeper
Henri Poirier
the priest
Jacques Seiler
a nurse
Alice Guerpillon
the swimmer
Georges Franju
Director / Adaptation
Hervé Bazin
Writer
Claude Zidi
Assistant Director of Photography
Jérôme Goulven
Producer
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography
Suzanne Sandberg
Editor
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Louis Le Barbenchon
Production Design
Max Montavon
Luis Masson
Véronique Nordey
Alexandre Randall
Pierre Koplitchev
Jean Labarrère
Raoul Marco
Sophie Poncin
Sophie Saint-Just
Lucien Camiret
Monique Ardoin
Claude Mansard
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1959
Original NameLa Tête contre les murs
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Filming LocationsParis, France
Genres
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Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs), also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film. The story follows an aimless young man who is institutionalized for defying his wealthy father, and in the process airs several questions about how society defines and treats mental illness.
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