The Snake Pit (1948)
04/11/1948
Drama, Mystery
1h 48m
- 71% (104 votes)
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Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
Overview
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
- Anatole LitvakDirector
- Frank PartosScreenplay
- Millen BrandScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- chicago, illinois
- schizophrenia
- asylum
- flashback
- memory loss
- black and white
- based on memoir or autobiography
- mental illness
- doctor patient relationship
- electro shock
- mental hospital
- shock treatment
Top Billed Cast
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Celeste Holm
Grace
Glenn Langan
Doctor Terry
Helen Craig
Nurse Davis
Leif Erickson
Gordon
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Greer
Lee Patrick
Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
Dr. Curtis
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