
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.Status: | Released (1948-11-04) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 10 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $10,000,000 |
Screen: | Frank Partos, Millen Brand, Mary Jane Ward |
Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 8725: Olivia de Havilland - Virginia Stuart Cunningham
- 87390: Mark Stevens - Robert Cunningham
- 29655: Leo Genn - Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
- 10607: Celeste Holm - Grace
- 94202: Glenn Langan - Doctor Terry
- 130420: Helen Craig - Nurse Davis
- 9865: Leif Erickson - Gordon
Crews
- 12279: Leo Tover - Director of Photography - Camera
- 14962: Dorothy Spencer - Editor - Editing
- 567200: Millen Brand - Screenplay - Writing
- 19395: Robert Bassler - Producer - Production
- 38227: Frank Partos - Screenplay - Writing
- 8502: Darryl F. Zanuck - Executive Producer - Production
- 567201: Mary Jane Ward - Novel - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
I'll tell you where it's gonna end, Miss Somerville... When there are more sick ones than well ones, the sick ones will lock the well ones up. The Snake Pit is directed by Anatole Litvak and adapted to screenplay by Frank Partos, Millen Brand and Arthur Laurents from the novel wri ....
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