Rent La Tete Contre Les Murs (1959)
3.6 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Jean-Pierre Mocky plays François Gérane, an aimless young man whose delinquent tendencies cause his father to have him committed to a psychiatric ward. There, under the cold command of Dr. Varmont (Pierre Brasseur), he finds himself fighting for his dignity, sanity, and freedom, barely holding on through the new-found love of his girlfriend Stephanie and the promise of rival Dr. Emery's (Paul Meurisse)'s more humane techniques.
- Actors:
- Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, Jean Galland, Jean Ozenne, Thomy Bourdelle, Rudy Lenoir, Roger Legris, Henri San Juan, Edith Scob, René Alié, Luc Andrieux, Doudou Babet, Claude Badolle, Claude Castaing, Jean Henry, Pierre Kolitchev, Jean Labarrère, Jacques Mancier
- Directors:
- Georges Franju
- Producers:
- Jérôme Goulven
- Writers:
- Hervé Bazin, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jean-Charles Pichon
- Aka:
- Head Against the Wall / The Keepers
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, Masters of Cinema, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959, Top Films
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/06/2026
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Archival interview with screenwriter and star Jean-Pierre Mocky (2008, 10 mins)
- Archival interview with director Georges Franju and actor Charles Aznavour (1958)
- Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky's assistant and friend Eric Le Roy (2023, 25 mins)
