The Snake Pit (1948)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.912 |
Directed By
Anatole Litvak
Crew
Leo Tover
Dorothy Spencer
Millen Brand
Robert Bassler
Frank Partos
Darryl F. Zanuck
Mary Jane Ward
Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak
Ben Nye
Raymond A. Klune
Ben Silvey
Esperanza Corona
Ernie Parks
Thomas Little
Ernest Lansing
Alfred Newman
TOP CAST
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")
Celeste Holm
Grace
Glenn Langan
Doctor Terry
Helen Craig
Nurse Davis
Leif Erickson
Gordon
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Greer
Lee Patrick
Asylum Inmate
Howard Freeman
Dr. Curtis
Natalie Schafer
Mrs. Stuart
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth
Katherine Locke
Margaret
Frank Conroy
Dr. Jonathan Gifford
Minna Gombell
Miss Hart
June Storey
Miss Bixby
Lora Lee Michel
Virginia - Age 6
Damian O'Flynn
Mr. Stuart
Ann Doran
Valerie
Esther Somers
Nurse Vance
Jacqueline deWit
Celia Sommerville
Betsy Blair
Hester
Lela Bliss
Miss Greene
Queenie Smith
Lola
Virginia Brissac
Miss Seiffert
Grayce Hampton
Inmate Countess
Mary Treen
Nurse Jones
Dorothy Neumann
Champion - Miss Neumann
Jan Clayton
Singing Inmate
Marie Blake
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Doro Merande
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Nurse (uncredited)
Vicky Albright
Virginia - Age 2 (uncredited)
Jean Andren
Nurse (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Patient (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Greek Patient (uncredited)
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