Hollywood takes a hard look at the mundane horrors of mental asylums, and Olivia de Havilland scores another career high with her portrayal of a housewife experiencing a nervous breakdown. Some people found the show scary and a few felt it was tasteless, but Ms. de Havilland’s performance is riveting, 71 years later. Anatole Litvak’s intense direction makes good use of expressionistic visual devices, without veering into dippy Salvador Dalí psycho-surrealism.
The Snake Pit
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1948 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date April 22, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Ruth Donnelly, Katherine Locke, Minna Gombell, Ann Doran, Jacqueline deWit, Betsy Blair, Queenie Smith, Virginia Brissac, Marie Blake, Isabel Jewell, Celia Lovsky, Mae Marsh, Doro Merande, Mary Newton, Inez Palange, Mary Treen, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography:...
The Snake Pit
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1948 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date April 22, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick, Natalie Schafer, Ruth Donnelly, Katherine Locke, Minna Gombell, Ann Doran, Jacqueline deWit, Betsy Blair, Queenie Smith, Virginia Brissac, Marie Blake, Isabel Jewell, Celia Lovsky, Mae Marsh, Doro Merande, Mary Newton, Inez Palange, Mary Treen, Minerva Urecal.
Cinematography:...
- 6/1/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
On Nov. 4, 1948, 20th Century Fox unveiled the Olivia de Havilland drama The Snake Pit at its New York City premiere. The film went on to earn six Oscar nominations at the 21st Academy Awards, winning one honor for sound recording. The Hollywood Reporter's original review, headlined "'Snake-Pit' Is Compelling, Dramatic and Exciting Hit," is below.
Mary Jane Ward's The Snake Pit comes to the screen in its Darryl F. Zanuck presentation for 20th-Fox as a picture so compelling, dramatically exciting and frankly courageous as to defy comparison. Nothing like it has ever been done ...
Mary Jane Ward's The Snake Pit comes to the screen in its Darryl F. Zanuck presentation for 20th-Fox as a picture so compelling, dramatically exciting and frankly courageous as to defy comparison. Nothing like it has ever been done ...
- 11/4/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Nov. 4, 1948, 20th Century Fox unveiled the Olivia de Havilland drama The Snake Pit at its New York City premiere. The film went on to earn six Oscar nominations at the 21st Academy Awards, winning one honor for sound recording. The Hollywood Reporter's original review, headlined "'Snake-Pit' Is Compelling, Dramatic and Exciting Hit," is below.
Mary Jane Ward's The Snake Pit comes to the screen in its Darryl F. Zanuck presentation for 20th-Fox as a picture so compelling, dramatically exciting and frankly courageous as to defy comparison. Nothing like it has ever been done ...
Mary Jane Ward's The Snake Pit comes to the screen in its Darryl F. Zanuck presentation for 20th-Fox as a picture so compelling, dramatically exciting and frankly courageous as to defy comparison. Nothing like it has ever been done ...
- 11/4/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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