Head Against the Wall

Original title: La Tête contre les murs

Duration: 95 min

Release date: 1959-03-20

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

Drama

La Tête contre les murs

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Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

as François Gérane

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

as Maître Gérane

as Count Elzéar de Chambrelle

Thomy Bourdelle

Thomy Bourdelle

as Colonel Donnadieu

as The hidden man

as Decauville, the driver

as The pool owner

as The singing mad

as Internee in the refectory

as The black man

Claude Castaing

Claude Castaing

Pierre Koplitchev

Pierre Koplitchev

Jean Labarrère

Jacques Mancier

Jacques Mancier

as Man with a gun

Véronique Nordey

Véronique Nordey

Alexandre Randall

Alexandre Randall

Alice Guerpillon

Alice Guerpillon

as Intern (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

Sophie Saint-Just

Sophie Saint-Just

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

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Assistant Director of Photography

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jérôme Goulven

Louis Le Barbenchon

Louis Le Barbenchon

Production Design

Original Music Composer

Eugen Schüfftan

Eugen Schüfftan

Director of Photography

Suzanne Sandberg

Suzanne Sandberg

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