The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit

1948 | 1h 56m | Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Olivia de Havilland gives a tour-de-force performance in this groundbreaking 1948 movie about a young woman's struggle to overcome the devastation of mental illness. Nominated for six Oscars®, including Best Picture and Best Actress.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Anatole Litvak

CAST

Olivia de Havilland

Mark Stevens

Leo Genn

Celeste Holm

Glenn Langan

Helen Craig

Leif Erickson

Beulah Bondi

Lee Patrick

Howard Freeman

Natalie Schafer

Ruth Donnelly

Katherine Locke

Frank Conroy

Minna Gombell

PRODUCERS

Anatole Litvak

Robert Bassler

WRITERS

Frank Partos

Millen Brand

Mary Jane Ward

Host Intros

02:10
Alicia Malone Intro -- The Snake Pit (1948)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
TCM's Alicia Malone introduces The Snake Pit, 1948.
01:43
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Snake Pit (1948)
Intro Aired: Jun 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Snake Pit, 1948.
01:27
Dave Karger Intro -- The Snake Pit (1948)
Intro Aired: Jul 2016
Guest host Dave Karger introduces The Snake Pit, 1948.

Related Videos

Snake Pit, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Before It's Too Late
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Shrink doctor Kik (Leo Genn) with more beaurocratic colleagues (Natalie Shafer as Miss Seifert, Howard Freeman, Frank Conroy, et al) arguing his case in the staff dining hall, in Anatole Litvak's The Snake Pit, 1948.
Snake Pit, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Now Then, Virginia
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Under examination by a review board and seeking her release, Virginia (Olivia De Havilland) fails to exhibit stability, in Anatole Litvak's 1948 hit The Snake Pit.
Snake Pit, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Like A Zoo
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Apparent in this very early scene just how deluded Virginia (Olivia De Havilland) is, even to her fellow mental patient Grace (Celeste Holm), in Anatole Litvak's chilling The Snake Pit, 1948.
03:11
Snake Pit, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Where Do I Sign?
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Spouse Robert (Mark Stevens) is recounting his marriage and early problems with his wife, now-institutionalized Virginia (Olivia de Havilland) for her psychiatrist Dr. Kik (Leo Genn), early in The Snake Pit, 1948, based on the book by one-time inmate Mary Jane Ward.
Snake Pit, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) One Of The Sick Ones
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Inmate Virginia (Olivia De Havilland) with her internal monologue, at the inmate's social club with her caring husband Robert (Mark Stevens), in director Anatole Litvak's The Snake Pit, 1948.

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