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Name: The Snake Pit
Released: 1948-11-13
Cast: Olivia De Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan

The Snake Pit

NR
1h 48m
1948

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Virginia Cunningham (de havilland) appeared to have had an idyllic life - a nice home, a loving husband and prospects for a sriting career. But, something just wasn't right. Confusion, doubts about her husband's love, even violent outbursts led Virginia to be confined in a mental institution. She is put through a series of brutal treatments, including being forced into close quarters with patients whose disorders far exceed her own. The belief - the shock of the experience will return her to sanity.

Director:

Anatole Litvak

Producer:

Anatole Litvak, Robert Bassler

Writer:

Frank Partos, Millen Brand

Cast:

Olivia De Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

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Reviews

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Nell Dodson Russell

This powerful film packs such a dramatic wallop that I don't recommend it to highly nervous or emotionally excitable people.

Occasionally, a picture comes along so powerful in its impact that it leaves you gasping. The Snake Pit, taken from the novel of writer Mary Jane Ward, belongs in that category.

...where grim scenes of rec room madness are cemented by the excellent and vast supporting cast.

It makes no compromise with the shocking facts as presented in the novel. The result is a drama that builds to a fever pitch of tension and holds itself there with superlative artistry.

[Olivia] de Havilland does as much as she can with what she's given.

June 25, 2017

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