La Tete contre les murs / Head Against the Wall / Georges Franju / Pierre Brasseur

La Tête contre les murs

1959 Drama

Credits

Director: Georges Franju
Script: Hervé Bazin, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jean-Charles Pichon
Photo: Eugen Schüfftan
Music: Maurice Jarre
Cast: Pierre Brasseur (Dr. Varmont), Paul Meurisse (Dr. Emery), Jean-Pierre Mocky (François Gérane), Anouk Aimée (Stéphanie), Jean Galland (Maître Gérane), Jean Ozenne (Comte Elzéar de Chambrelle), Thomy Bourdelle (Colonel Donnadieu), Rudy Lenoir (Le planqué), Roger Legris (Decauville), Henri San Juan (Patron du billard), Edith Scob (La folle qui chante)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 95 min; B&W
Aka: Head Against the Wall; The Keepers

Summary

Worn down by the troublesome behaviour of his rebellious son François, Maître Gérane, a well-known lawyer, has him interned in a psychiatric hospital. The two doctors who treat the wild young man cannot agree on the best way to treat him – Dr Varmont favours a classical treatment, whilst Dr Emery prefers a modern approach. François knows that he is not crazy and so plans to escape, together with another patient named Heurtevant, hoping to that his girlfriend Stéphanie will provide him with shelter...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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