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7.5/10   138 votes
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Writers:
Hervé Bazin (novel)
Jean-Pierre Mocky (adaptation)
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20 March 1959 (France) more
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In order to get rid of his troublesome son François, Maître Gérane manages to have him committed to a mental hospital owned by Dr... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
René Alié
Luc Andrieux ... Un infirmier
Doudou Babet ... Le Noir
Claude Badolle
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Also Known As:
Head Against the Wall (USA)
The Keepers (UK)
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95 min
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Thomy Bourdelle's 77th and final film. more

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3 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Not a Masterpiece, 18 March 2009
5/10
Author: mackjay2 from Out There in the Dark

If a film is hard to find and directed by an interesting director, this does not automatically make it a masterpiece. "La Tête Contre les Murs" is mostly heavy going, talky, and often tedious. The film is nicely shot in black & white, but Maurice Jarre's score adds little to the experience. A sluggishly paced film with few memorable moments.

Mocky, Brasseur and Meurisse are certainly assets to this project. Fans of Charles Aznavour can see him shortly before his great breakthrough in "Shoot the Piano Player". He is quite good here as well. Anouk Aimée is fine too, soon to make an impression in "La Dolce Vita".

"La Tête" is on DVD finally, so the curious can see for themselves. Just OK, not some great lost masterwork.

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