The Snake Pit (1948)
Married and in love... with a man she didn't know or want!
Starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn
Directed by Anatole Litvak
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.
Runtime: 108 min.
Rating: 7.5
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Mystery
Keywords: schizophrenia,chicago, illinois,asylum,flashback,memory loss,based on memoir or autobiography,mental illness,doctor patient relationship,electro shock,mental hospital,shock treatment
Cast
Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Robert Cunningham
Doctor Mark Kik
Grace
Doctor Terry
Nurse Davis
Gordon
Mrs. Greer
Asylum Inmate
Dr. Curtis
Mrs. Stuart
Ruth
Dr. Jonathan Gifford
Miss Hart
Miss Bixby
Virginia - Age 6
Mr. Stuart
Valerie
Celia Sommerville
Hester
Miss Greene
Lola
Miss Seiffert
Nurse Jones
Champion - Miss Neumann
Nurse Vance
Margaret
Inmate Countess
Singing Inmate
Asylum Patient
Asylum Patient
Asylum Patient
Asylum Patient