Drama ·Mystery · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 48m

The Snake Pit

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Director
Anatole Litvak
Cast
Olivia de Havilland as Virginia Cunningham Mark Stevens as Robert Cunningham Leo Genn as Mark Kik Celeste Holm as Grace Glenn Langan as Dr. Terry Helen Craig as Nurse Davis
Crew
Leo Tover — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Frank Partos — Screenplay Millen Brand — Screenplay Mary Jane Ward — Novel
Tagline

Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisschizophreniaasylumflashbackmemory lossblack and whitebased on memoir or autobiographymental illnessdoctor patient relationshipelectro shockmental hospitalshock treatment
Key Collaborators
Anatole Litvak Director Leo Tover Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Frank Partos Screenplay Millen Brand Screenplay Mary Jane Ward Novel Anatole Litvak Producer Robert Bassler Producer
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