MOVIE
The Snake Pit
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Snake Pit in its release era
Released in 1948, The Snake Pit sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1948-11-04
- TMDB score
- 7.1/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
People behind the title
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Topicschicago, illinoisschizophreniaasylumflashbackmemory lossblack and whitebased on memoir or autobiographymental illness