Based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward, THE SNAKE PIT is a frank portrait of mental illness. Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) wakes up only to discover that she's in the state insane asylum. Unable to remember the events that led to her being institutionalized, Virginia slowly puts the pieces together through a series of flashbacks. As her doctor, Mark Kirk (Leo Genn), continues to struggle with Virginia's condition, he finds that she only appears to be headed further into a downward spiral. Director Anatole Litvak and de Havilland were nominated for Oscars for their superior efforts.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Stereo - English
Mono - English
Mono - French
Mono - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Aubrey Soloman - Film Historian and Author
Featurettes - 1. "Movietone News Footage"
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Text/Image Galleries:
Still Gallery
Source Writer
Mary Jane Ward: Novelist
Review 1:
"Olivia de Havilland delivers an Oscar-nominated performance..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.65 06/04/2004
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