United States / Nov 04, 1948
Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Beulah Bondi | Mrs. Greer |
| Lee Patrick | Asylum Inmate |
| Howard Freeman | Dr. Curtis |
| Natalie Schafer | Mrs. Stuart |
| Ruth Donnelly | Ruth |
| Katherine Locke | Margaret |
| Frank Conroy | Jonathan Gifford |
| Minna Gombell | Miss Hart |
| June Storey | Miss Bixby (uncredited) |
| Lora Lee Michel | Six-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited) |
| Damian O'Flynn | Mr. Stuart (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Valerie (uncredited) |
| Esther Somers | Nurse Vance (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline deWit | Celia Sommerville (uncredited) |
| Betsy Blair | Hester (uncredited) |
| Lela Bliss | Miss Greene (uncredited) |
| Queenie Smith | Lola (uncredited) |
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| Virginia Brissac | Miss Seiffert (uncredited) |
| Grayce Hampton | Inmate Countess (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Nurse Jones (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann | Champion (uncredited) |
| Jan Clayton | Singing Inmate (uncredited) |
| 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 | Two-Year-Old Virginia (uncredited) |
| Jean Andren | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Andrew | Patient (uncredited) |
| Angela Clarke | Greek Patient (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Snake Pit |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 4 novembre 1948 |
| Executive producer | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Production | Anatole Litvak, Robert Bassler |
| Writer | Frank Partos, Mary Jane Ward, Millen Brand |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Assistant directors | Anatole Litvak |
| Camera operators | Leo Tover |
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| Additional photography | Leo Tover |
| Production design | Ernest Lansing, Thomas Little |
| Art direction | Ernest Lansing, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Ernest Lansing, Thomas Little |
| Music | Alfred Newman |
| Sound | Alfred Newman |
| Costume design | Ernie Parks, Esperanza Corona, Ben Nye |
| Makeup | Ernie Parks, Ben Nye, Esperanza Corona |
| Hairstyling | Ernie Parks, Esperanza Corona, Ben Nye |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Sep 21, 1949
Germany / Apr 17, 1950 / 16
Physical media
Brazil / Jan 01, 2000 / 12
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