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The Snake Pit(Movie, 1948)

1h 48min | Genres: Drama, Mystery
The Snake PitRating: 3.7/5 (with 3939 votes)
The Snake Pit is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring 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 recounts the tale 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 Frank Partos and Millen Brand, in screen credits order, and Arthur Laurents (uncredited). ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Snake Pit

Academy Award for Best Sound National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Sound

About The Snake Pit

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Mary Jane Ward
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 11/04/1948

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