The Snake Pit

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
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Screenplay byFrank Partos
Millen Brand
Arthur Laurents (uncredited)
Based onThe Snake Pit
by Mary Jane Ward
Produced byRobert Bassler
Anatole Litvak
Darryl F. Zanuck
StarringOlivia de Havilland
Mark Stevens
Leo Genn
Celeste Holm
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byAlfred Newman
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 13, 1948 (1948-11-13)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.8 million[1]
Box office$10 million (Worldwide) [2][3]

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.

The novel was adapted for the screen by Frank Partos and Millen Brand, in screen credits order, and Arthur Laurents (uncredited).

  1. ^ Variety January 1949
  2. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, January 8, 1964, p. 69
  3. ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. January 4, 1950. p. 59.
  4. ^ Variety film review; November 3, 1948, page 11.
  5. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; November 6, 1948, page 179.