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The Snake Pit is a american film of genre Drama directed by Anatole Litvak released in USA on 4 november 1948 with Olivia de Havilland
The Snake Pit (1948)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 november 1948
Length 1h48
Directed by Anatole Litvak
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Children's films
Rating75%
The Snake Pit is a 1948 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there.
The novel was adapted for the screen by Millen Brand, Arthur Laurents (uncredited) and Frank Partos.
Synopsis
Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) is an apparently schizophrenic inmate at a mental institution called the Juniper Hill State Hospital. She hears voices and seems so out of touch with reality that she doesn’t recognize her husband Robert (Mark Stevens).Actors
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)
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