Rent Head Against the Wall (1959)
3.7 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- 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, 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 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
- Writers:
- Hervé Bazin, Jean-Pierre Mocky
- Aka:
- La Tete Contre Les Murs
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, Masters of Cinema, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959, Top Films
- Countries:
- France
