The Snake Pit
“Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!”
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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Cast
38 people
Olivia de Havilland
Virginia Cunningham
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Mark Stevens
Robert Cunningham
Known for
The Street with No Name
The Dark Corner
Leo Genn
Mark Kik
Known for
Moby Dick
Quo Vadis
Celeste Holm
Grace
Known for
All About Eve
3 Men and a Baby
Glenn Langan
Dr. Terry
Known for
The Amazing Colossal Man
Dragonwyck
Helen Craig
Nurse Davis
Known for
They Live by Night
Leif Erickson
Gordon
Known for
On the Waterfront
Invaders from Mars
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Greer
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Make Way for Tomorrow
Lee Patrick
Asylum Inmate
Known for
Vertigo
The Maltese Falcon
Howard Freeman
Dr. Curtis
Known for
Letter from an Unknown Woman
The Blue Dahlia
Natalie Schafer
Mrs. Stuart
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Secret Beyond the Door
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Anatole Litvak Director · Frank Partos Screenplay Millen Brand Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $3.8M · United States release November 4, 1948
Box office
Budget
$3,800,000
Worldwide gross
$4,100,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1948
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical
France
September 21, 1949 · Theatrical
Germany
April 17, 1950 · Theatrical
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