The Snake Pit
Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
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- Drama
- Mystery
Overview
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.
Keywords
- mental illness
- flashback
- memory loss
- black and white
- chicago
- illinois
- based on memoir or autobiography
- shock treatment
- schizophrenia
- asylum
- mental hospital
- doctor patient relationship
- electro shock
- chicago, illinois
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 1948
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Cast
- Lela Bliss,Victoria Horne,Ann Doran,June Storey,Katherine Locke,Ruth Donnelly,Mark Stevens,Damian O'Flynn,Barbara Pepper,Virginia Brissacand 28 more
- Director
- Anatole Litvak
- Cinematography
- Leo Tover
- Music
- Alfred Newman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0040806