The Snake Pit (1948)
Approved 13 Nov 1948 • Drama, Mystery • 1h 48m
Virginia Cunningham finds herself in a state insane asylum...and can't remember how she got there. In flashback, her husband Robert relates their courtship, their marriage, and her developing symptoms. The asylum staff are not demonized, but fear, ignorance, and regimentation keep Virginia in a state of misery as pipe-smoking Dr. Mark Kik struggles through wheels within wheels to find the root of her problem. Then a relapse plunges Virginia back into the harrowing 'Snake Pit.'
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Language:
English, German, Russian
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 9 nominations total
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
76
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Box Office Total:
$10,000,000