Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall

95 mins | Drama | March 20, 1959

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

Head Against the Wall

95 mins | Drama | March 20, 1959

Head Against the Wall
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title La tête contre les murs
Directors Georges Franju
Writers Hervé Bazin, Georges Franju, Jean-Pierre Mocky

Cast

Jean-Pierre Mocky

as François Gérane

Charles Aznavour

as Heurtevent

Anouk Aimée

as Stéphanie

Pierre Brasseur

as Dr. Varmont

Paul Meurisse

as Dr. Emery

Jean Galland

as Maître Gérane

Jean Ozenne

as Comte Elzéar de Chambrelle

Thomy Bourdelle

as Colonel Donnadieu

Rudy Lenoir

as The hidden man

Roger Legris

as Decauville, the driver

Henri San Juan

as The pool owner

Edith Scob

as The singing mad

Balpo

as

Luc Andrieux

as a nurse

Doudou Babet

as The black man

Jacques Mancier

as the man with a gun

Pierre Mirat

as a keeper

Henri Poirier

as the priest

Jacques Seiler

as a nurse

Alice Guerpillon

as the swimmer