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The Snake Pit
1948
The story of Virginia Cunningham who finds herself insane in an asylum and has no idea how she got there. Her husband, Robert, attempts to explain their relationship both before and after marriage and how her symptoms developed. Doctor Mark Kick struggles to get to the root of her problems but a relapse puts her back into the '.. Read more
| Starring | Olivia De Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm |
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| Director | Anatole Litvak |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Snake Pit
The story of Virginia Cunningham who finds herself insane in an asylum and has no idea how she got there. Her husband, Robert, attempts to explain their relationship both before and after marriage and how her symptoms developed. Doctor Mark Kick struggles to get to the root of her problems but a relapse puts her back into the 'Snake Pit'.
| Starring | Olivia De Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig |
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| Director | Anatole Litvak |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1948 To Rent: DVD: 23 Aug 2004 |
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A headline-hitting film which made a stirring plea for more sympathetic treatment of mental illness. Very well made, and arrestingly acted, but somehow nobody's favourite movie.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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Classic 1940s black and whiter
Must admit I love old films and films about mental health issues and this is both. Virginia tries to make sense of her surroundings, unaware that she is in a ... read more »
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- Lorrylou
- Glasgow
- 20 Apr 2005 at 08:53
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The Snake Pit is a must see for anyone with an interest in the workings of the mind. Riveting performances. It will stay with you- highly recommended!
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- London
- 06 Feb 2009 at 13:48
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Gets on one's nerves a bit
A newly-married women finds herself in a psychiatric hospital. She doesn't know why she's there and doesn't recognise her husband when he comes to ... read more »
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- Barry, Wales
- 22 Nov 2008 at 15:50
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THE SNAKE PIT
oliva de haveland,
what gem. the poor state of this womens mental hospital is tragic
it shows how harse the condtions and so called ... read more » - 536598
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- smally
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- 08 Mar 2008 at 14:32
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