The Snake Pit

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

Duration: 108 min

Release date: 1948-11-04

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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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Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

as Virginia Stuart Cunningham

as Robert Cunningham

as Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")

as Doctor Terry

as Asylum Inmate

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke

as Dr. Jonathan Gifford

Lora Lee Michel

Lora Lee Michel

as Virginia - Age 6

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

as Celia Sommerville

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

as Miss Seiffert

as Inmate Countess

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

as Champion - Miss Neumann

as Singing Inmate

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

as Nurse (uncredited)

as Virginia - Age 2 (uncredited)

as Nurse (uncredited)

as Patient (uncredited)

as Greek Patient (uncredited)

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Director of Photography

Dorothy Spencer

Dorothy Spencer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Raymond A. Klune

Raymond A. Klune

Production Manager

Production Manager

Esperanza Corona

Esperanza Corona

Original Music Composer

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