The Snake Pit (1948)

6.7	Listal rating
7.8	IMDB rating

Drama (1), Mystery (1), 1948 (1), DSK (1)

Description

Olivia de Havilland earned an Oscar nomination for her work in this stark drama as Virginia Cunningham, a married young woman whose idyllic life falls apart when she sinks into a world of psychosis and is eventually placed in an institution. Adapted from Mary Jane Ward's gripping autobiography, Anatole Litvak's portrait of mental illness examines t ... (more)

Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Starring (View all) :

Olivia de Havilland

Virginia Stuart Cunningham

Robert Cunningham

Doctor Mark Kik

Grace

Doctor Terry

Nurse Davis

Gordon

Mrs. Greer

Asylum Inmate

Dr. Curtis

Written by (View all) :

Frank Partos

(screenplay) and

Millen Brand

(screenplay)

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