---
title: 'Head Against the Wall (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Franju'
released: '1959-03-20'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/head-against-the-wall-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Head Against the Wall (1959)

1959 · 95 min · Drama · France

Original title: La Tête contre les murs

## Synopsis

Head Against the Wall, also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film. The story follows an aimless young man who is institutionalized for defying his wealthy father, and in the process airs several questions about how society defines and treats mental illness.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Pierre Mocky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-mocky), [Georges Franju](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-franju)
- **Director:** [Georges Franju](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-franju)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [Jean Velter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-velter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Schüfftan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-schufftan)
- **Editor:** [Suzanne Sandberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-sandberg)

## Cast

- [Charles Aznavour](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-aznavour)
- [Georges Pally](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-pally)
- [Roger Legris](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-legris)
- [Lucien Camiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-camiret)
- [Jean Galland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-galland)
- [Pierre Brasseur](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-brasseur)
- [Claude Castaing](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-castaing)
- [Raoul Marco](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-marco)
- [Luc Andrieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-andrieux)
- [André Thorent](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-thorent)
- [Henri Poirier](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-poirier)
- [Jean Ozenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ozenne)
- [Édith Scob](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-scob)
- [René Alié](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-alie)
- [Pierre Mirat](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-mirat)

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