---
title: 'The Snake Pit (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anatole Litvak'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-snake-pit-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Snake Pit (1948)

1948 · 108 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anatole Litvak](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatole-litvak)
- **Screenplay:** [Arthur Laurents](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-laurents), [Frank Partos](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-partos), [Millen Brand](https://cinepixo.com/people/millen-brand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck), [Robert Bassler](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bassler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [Dorothy Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-spencer)

## Cast

- [Celeste Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/celeste-holm)
- [Glenn Langan](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-langan)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Howard Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-freeman)
- [Helen Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-craig)
- [Victoria Horne](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-horne)
- [Frank Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-conroy)
- [Angela Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-clarke)
- [June Storey](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-storey)
- [Leif Erickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leif-erickson)
- [Mark Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-stevens)
- [Leo Genn](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-genn)
- [Olivia de Havilland](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-de-havilland)
- [Celia Lovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/celia-lovsky)
- [Katherine Locke](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-locke)

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