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
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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.
Pierre Brasseur
Dr. Varmont
Paul Meurisse
Dr. Emery
Jean-Pierre Mocky
François Gérane
Charles Aznavour
Heurtevent
Anouk Aimée
Stéphanie
Georges Franju
Director
Jean Galland
Maître Gérane
Hervé Bazin
Writer
Jean Ozenne
Comte Elzéar de Chambrelle
Jean-Charles Pichon
Writer
Thomy Bourdelle
Colonel Donnadieu
Jérôme Goulven
Producer
Rudy Lenoir
The hidden man
Maurice Jarre
Composer
Roger Legris
Decauville, the driver
Eugen Schüfftan
Cinematographer
Henri San Juan
The pool owner
Édith Scob
The singing mad
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
Claude Zidi
Assistant Director of Photography
Louis Le Barbenchon
Production Design
Suzanne Sandberg
Editor
Alexandre Randall
Véronique Nordey
Luis Masson
Jean Rougerie
Pierre Koplitchev
Jean Labarrère
Lucien Camiret
Max Montavon
Claude Mansard
Jean Henry
Claude Castaing
Claude Badolle
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1959
Original NameLa Tête contre les murs
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Filming LocationsParis, France
Genres
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Wiki.
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.