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Head Against the Wall( 1959)

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Overview

An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Pierre Mocky

      François Gérane

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      Pierre Brasseur

      Dr. Varmont

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      Paul Meurisse

      Dr. Emery

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      Charles Aznavour

      Heurtevent

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      Anouk Aimée

      Stéphanie

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      Jean Galland

      Maître Gérane

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      Jean Ozenne

      Comte Elzéar de Chambrelle

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      Thomy Bourdelle

      Colonel Donnadieu

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      Rudy Lenoir

      The hidden man

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      Roger Legris

      Decauville, the driver

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      Henri San Juan

      The pool owner

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      Édith Scob

      The singing mad

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      Max Montavon

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      Luis Masson

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      Balpo

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      Paul Demange

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      René Alié

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      Luc Andrieux

      a nurse

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      Doudou Babet

      The black man

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      Claude Badolle

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      Claude Castaing

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      Jean Henry

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      Pierre Koplitchev

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      Jean Labarrère

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      Jacques Mancier

      the man with a gun

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      Claude Mansard

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      Raoul Marco

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      Diego Masson

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      Pierre Mirat

      a keeper

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      Véronique Nordey

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      Henri Poirier

      the priest

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      Alexandre Randall

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      Jean Rougerie

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      Jacques Seiler

      a nurse

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      André Thorent

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      Lucien Camiret

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      Sophie Poncin

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      Sophie Saint-Just

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      Monique Ardoin

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      Georges Pally

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      Alice Guerpillon

      the swimmer

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Mar 04 2014
    But dreaming is a lie. La tête contre les murs (AKA: The Keepers/Head Against the Wall) is directed by Georges Franju and adapted to screenplay by Jean-Pierre Mocky from the book written by Herve Bazin. It stars Mocky, Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Anouk Aimée, Charles Aznavour and Jean Galland. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Eugen Schüfftan. François Gérane (Mocky) is seen as a loose cannon by his father and finds himself committed to a mental asylum. Within the walls he finds two doctors who have very different ideas on how to administer psychiatric care. Struggling t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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