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The Snake Pit (1948)

1948-11-04 · 1h 48m · EN
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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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Anatole LitvakDirector

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Olivia de HavillandOlivia de HavillandVirginia Stuart CunninghamMark StevensMark StevensRobert CunninghamLeo GennLeo GennDoctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik")Celeste HolmCeleste HolmGraceGlenn LanganGlenn LanganDoctor TerryHelen CraigHelen CraigNurse DavisLeif EricksonLeif EricksonGordonBeulah BondiBeulah BondiMrs. GreerLee PatrickLee PatrickAsylum InmateHoward FreemanHoward FreemanDr. CurtisNatalie SchaferNatalie SchaferMrs. StuartRuth DonnellyRuth DonnellyRuth

Keywords

Mental illnessBased on memoir or autobiographyMemory lossChicago, illinoisFlashbackAsylumMental hospitalSchizophreniaDoctor patient relationshipBlack and whiteShock treatmentElectro shock

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Genre affinityDrama · MysteryTheme affinityMental Illness · Based On Memoir Or Autobiography · Memory LossNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityMemory LossDirector preference310175

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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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The Snake Pit has a runtime of 108 minutes.

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