chicago, illinois,schizophrenia,asylum,flashback,memory loss,black and white,based on memoir or autobiography,mental illness,doctor patient relationship,electro shock,mental hospital,shock treatment

The Snake Pit (1948)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Anatole Litvak
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    Virginia Stuart Cunningham Olivia de Havilland
  • Profile picture of Mark Stevens
    Robert Cunningham Mark Stevens
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    Doctor Mark H. Van Kensdelaerik (Dr. "Kik") Leo Genn
  • Profile picture of Celeste Holm
    Grace Celeste Holm
  • Profile picture of Glenn Langan
    Doctor Terry Glenn Langan
  • Profile picture of Helen Craig
    Nurse Davis Helen Craig
  • Profile picture of Leif Erickson
    Gordon Leif Erickson
  • Profile picture of Beulah Bondi
    Mrs. Greer Beulah Bondi

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Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • schizophrenia
  • asylum
  • flashback
  • memory loss
  • black and white
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • mental illness
  • doctor patient relationship
  • electro shock
  • mental hospital
  • shock treatment