The Snake Pit
1948 film by Anatole Litvak / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).