The Snake Pit
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| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler Anatole Litvak Darryl F. Zanuck (executive producer) |
| Written by | Millen Brand Arthur Laurents (uncredited) Frank Partos Mary Jane Ward (novel) |
| Starring | Olivia de Havilland Mark Stevens Leo Genn Celeste Holm |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Editing by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | November 4, 1948 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | English |
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The Snake Pit is a 1948 film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there. It stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi and Lee Patrick.
The movie was adapted by Millen Brand, Arthur Laurents (uncredited) and Frank Partos from the novel by Mary Jane Ward. It was directed by Anatole Litvak.
It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Director, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.
[edit] Cast
- Olivia de Havilland ... Virginia Stuart Cunningham
- Mark Stevens ... Robert Cunningham
- Leo Genn ... Doctor Mark Kik
- Celeste Holm ... Grace
- Glenn Langan ... Doctor Terry
- Helen Craig ... Nurse Davis
- Leif Erickson ... Gordon
- Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Greer
- Lee Patrick ... Asylum Inmate
- Howard Freeman ... Dr. Curtis
- Natalie Schafer ... Mrs. Stuart
- Ruth Donnelly ... Ruth
- Katherine Locke ... Margaret
- Frank Conroy ... Dr. Jonathan Gifford
- Minna Gombell ... Miss Hart
[edit] Production
Gene Tierney was the first choice to play Virginia Stuart Cunningham, but was replaced by DeHavilland when she became pregnant.
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