Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, and Jean-Pierre Mocky. The story follows Francois who is institutionalized by Marbeau (Pierre Brasseur) for daring to defy his wealthy father. Francois' verges of insanity during his involuntary internment. The film was released as The Keepers on its English release. Long after the film's orig... more

Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, and Jean-Pierre Mocky. The story follows Francois who is institutionalized by Marbeau (Pierre Brasseur) for daring to defy his wealthy father. Francois' verges of insanity during his involuntary internment. The film was released as The Keepers on its English release. Long after the film's original release, in February 2005, the French soundtrack record label Play Time released the soundtrack on Compact Disc along with other soundtracks performed by Jarre. This also includes soundtracks from other Franju films including Eyes Without a Face and Thérèse Desqueyroux. All music composed by Maurice Jarre. less