IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive
RottenTomatoes.com
Register | Log In | What is RT?
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Trailers & Pictures The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
Movies / On DVD / The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

The Snake Pit (1948)

N/A
Reviews Counted: 2 Fresh: 2  Rotten:0 Average Rating: N/A

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Leif Erickson

Director: Anatole Litvak

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 1, 2004

[DVD Details]

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

Buy It On DVD

News

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 15 (sorted by critic A-Z)
Text View
Arrange By: Name | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
N/A

For the audience of today, the primary draw of the picture is watching Olivia de Havilland deliver a particularly terrifying performance.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/30/04
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Ratings Image
4.5/5

De Havilland gives an amazing performance, shifting from mood to mood in the blink of an eye, constantly frightened by thoughts and feelings that she doesn't understand.

Full Review | comment Comment
04/07/08
ScottC
Needcoffee.com
Ratings Image
3.5/4

If the movie set a gold standard, this Fox Studio Classics DVD only gets the bronze.

Full Review | comment Comment
06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
Ratings Image
4/10

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
Andrew Bradford
That Cow
Ratings Image
5/5

No review available.

comment Comment
03/01/08
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/14/04
Glenn Martin Erickson
DVD Savant

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
02/23/05
George Hatch
DVD Verdict

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
David Krauss
digitallyOBSESSED.com

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
08/30/04
MediaScreen.com

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
07/20/04
Boxoffice Magazine

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
Channel 4 Film

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
06/12/04
dvdmg.com
1 - 15 (sorted by critic A-Z)
Text View
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

Around the Network

• The Snake Pit at Rotten Tomatoes
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.