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The Snake Pit

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.9K
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Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)
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A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.
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7.9K
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    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Frank Partos(screen play)
    • Millen Brand(screen play)
    • Mary Jane Ward(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Mark Stevens
    • Leo Genn
    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Frank Partos(screen play)
    • Millen Brand(screen play)
    • Mary Jane Ward(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Mark Stevens
    • Leo Genn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Olivia de Havilland and Celeste Holm in The Snake Pit (1948)
    Olivia de Havilland, Celeste Holm, and Leo Genn in The Snake Pit (1948)
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    Olivia de Havilland and Celeste Holm in The Snake Pit (1948)
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    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Virginia Stuart Cunningham
    Mark Stevens
    Mark Stevens
    • Robert Cunningham
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Dr. Mark Kik
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Grace
    Glenn Langan
    Glenn Langan
    • Dr. Terry
    Helen Craig
    Helen Craig
    • Nurse Davis
    Leif Erickson
    Leif Erickson
    • Gordon
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Mrs. Greer
    Lee Patrick
    Lee Patrick
    • Asylum Inmate
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Dr. Curtis
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Mrs. Stuart
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Ruth
    Katherine Locke
    Katherine Locke
    • Margaret
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Dr. Jonathan Gifford
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    • Miss Hart
    June Storey
    June Storey
    • Miss Bixby
    Lora Lee Michel
    Lora Lee Michel
    • Virginia - Age 6
    Damian O'Flynn
    Damian O'Flynn
    • Mr. Stuart
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Frank Partos(screen play)
      • Millen Brand(screen play)
      • Mary Jane Ward(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      The Snake Pit compelled 13 states to change their laws concerning mental health issues following the film's release.
    • Goofs
      After the young Virginia smashes the head of the soldier doll (that reminds her of her father) into several pieces, she is later seen carrying the unbroken doll on the night of her father's death. The intact doll again appears in the apartment that she lives in as an adult. However, Virginia most likely received a new doll of the same kind when her father discovered the other one was no longer intact.
    • Quotes

      Celia Sommerville: And we're so crowded already. I just don't know where it's all gonna end!

      Virginia Stuart Cunningham: 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (1842) (uncredited)
      from "Tannhäuser"
      Composed by Richard Wagner
      Played at a concert

    User reviews81

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    10/10
    movie making at it's best
    I was in my early teens when I saw this movie and it has left an impression on me ever since. It was probably one of the best movies ever made on mental health, then or today. The actors were all great in their parts and believable. I just wish that it was possible to track down the song Going Home in the movie. This must one of the best kept secrets in the movie industry. Ever time I think of family and home I think of that song and it pulls on my heart. Everyone should see this movie because it helps understand the plight of the mentally ill.
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    • carol61frances
    • Feb 7, 2004

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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
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    • Filming locations
      • Stage 2, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Black and White

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