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Film / 1959
Head Against the Wall
Directed by
Georges Franju
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
The story
An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.
Cast
Jean-Pierre MockyFrançois Gérane
Pierre BrasseurDr. Varmont
Paul MeurisseDr. Emery
Charles AznavourHeurtevent
Anouk AiméeStéphanie
Jean GallandMaître Gérane
Jean OzenneCount Elzéar de Chambrelle
Thomy BourdelleColonel Donnadieu
Rudy LenoirThe hidden man
Roger LegrisDecauville, the driver
Henri San JuanThe pool owner
Édith ScobThe singing mad
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Max MontavonInternee in the refectory
René Alié
Luc AndrieuxNurse
Doudou BabetThe black man
Claude Badolle
Claude Castaing
Jean Henry
Pierre Koplitchev
Jean Labarrère
Jacques MancierMan with a gun
Claude Mansard
Raoul Marco
Diego Masson
Pierre MiratKeeper
Véronique Nordey
Henri PoirierPriest
Alexandre Randall
Jean Rougerie
Jacques SeilerNurse
André Thorent
Alice GuerpillonSwimmer
Luis MassonIntern (uncredited)
Balpo(uncredited)
Paul Demange(uncredited)
Lucien Camiret(uncredited)
Sophie Poncin(uncredited)
Sophie Saint-Just(uncredited)
Monique Ardoin(uncredited)
Georges Pally(uncredited)
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