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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.
Olivia de Havilland stars as a woman who wakes up in a psychiatric asylum and can't remember how she got there. The film shows her flashbacks, her husband's story, and the doctor's attempts to help her.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Anatole Litvak
- 1948-11-13
A film adaptation of a best-selling novel about a woman's struggle with mental illness and a corrupt asylum. Watch the full movie online or download it for free from the Internet Archive.
- 108 min
- 4.7K
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Seventy-five years ago, Olivia de Havilland starred in a film that humanized women struggling with mental health, and together with director Anatole Litvak, ...
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- The Rewind Project
Feb 20, 2020 · The Snake Pit became the first Hollywood film to address mental health in such a raw way, and set a standard for future films that similarly explore the topic. Christopher A. Smith ( @infinitewords14 ) is a freelance writer and a New York City native.
Apr 27, 2019 · The Snake PitA detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.Director: Anatole LitvakWriters: Frank Partos (screen play), Millen Bran...
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The Snake Pit is a movie about a woman who wakes up in a mental hospital with no memory of how she got there. She undergoes treatment and flashbacks to reveal her past and the cause of her illness. The film has 100% critics rating and 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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