The Snake Pit
1948 film by Anatole Litvak / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the film released in 1948. For the wrestling gym in Wigan, England, see The Snake Pit (Wigan). For other uses, see Snake pit (disambiguation).
The Snake Pit is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick.[4][5] Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film recounts the tale of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there.
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Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
Screenplay by | Frank Partos Millen Brand Arthur Laurents (uncredited) |
Based on | The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward |
Produced by | Robert Bassler Anatole Litvak Darryl F. Zanuck |
Starring | Olivia de Havilland Mark Stevens Leo Genn Celeste Holm |
Cinematography | Leo Tover |
Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.8 million[1] |
Box office | $10 million (Worldwide) [2][3] |
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The novel was adapted for the screen by Frank Partos and Millen Brand, in screen credits order, and Arthur Laurents (uncredited).