The Snake Pit (1948)

Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!

Directed by Anatole Litvak1h 48mDrama,Mystery

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.

Rated
12
Year
1948
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
4 November 1948
TMDB
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Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Cunningham
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Leo Genn
Leo Genn
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
Jonathan Gifford
Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell
Miss Hart
June Storey
June Storey
Miss Bixby (uncredited)
Lora Lee Michel
Lora Lee Michel
Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn
Mr. Stuart (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Valerie (uncredited)
Esther Somers
Esther Somers
Nurse Vance (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit
Celia Sommerville (uncredited)
Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair
Hester (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Lela Bliss
Miss Greene (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
Lola (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Grayce Hampton
Inmate Countess (uncredited)
Mary Treen
Mary Treen
Nurse Jones (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann
Champion (uncredited)
Jan Clayton
Jan Clayton
Singing Inmate (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Marie Blake
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Doro Merande
Doro Merande
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Wanda Perry
Nurse (uncredited)
V
Vicky Albright
Two-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited)
J
Jean Andren
Nurse (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Sylvia Andrew
Patient (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke
Greek Patient (uncredited)

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