| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo mono rdacpc |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
| Series |
20th Century Fox studio classics ; 19 |
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Studio classic ; 19.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full frame format. |
| Language |
English (stereo or mono), French (mono) or Spanish (mono) dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Leo Tover; music, Alfred Newman; editor, Dorothy Spencer. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Following an emotional collapse a woman is placed in a mental institution by her husband. The severity of her depression causes her sympathetic doctor to try electric shock, hydrotherapy, and drugs, along with psychoanalysis. |
| Note |
Special features include commentary by film historian and author Aubrey Solomon; movietone news: "N.Y. film critics honor Olivia de Havilland," "National Magazines Make Film Awards," "Showmen Honor 'The Snake Pit'," "Special film award is presented for 'The Snake Pit'," "Motion Picture Academy Awards film 'Oscars'"; still gallery; theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (20th Century-Fox Sound Dept.) |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Drama.
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Mentally ill women -- Medical care -- Drama.
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Mentally ill women -- Treatment -- Drama.
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Asylums -- Drama.
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Asylums. (OCoLC)fst00819857
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst00922105
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Mentally ill. (OCoLC)fst01016699
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01166513
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, presenter.
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Litvak, Anatole, 1902-1974, film producer, film director.
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Bassler, Robert, 1903-1975, film producer.
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Partos, Frank, 1901-1956, screenwriter.
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Brand, Millen, 1906-1980, screenwriter.
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De Havilland, Olivia, actor.
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Stevens, Mark, 1916-1994, actor.
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Genn, Leo, 1905-1978, actor.
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Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012, actor.
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Langan, Glenn, 1917-1991, actor.
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Craig, Helen, 1912-1986, actor.
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Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986, actor.
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Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981, actor.
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Patrick, Lee, 1901-1982, actor.
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Tover, Leo, 1902-1964, director of photography.
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Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, composer (expression)
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Spencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002, editor of moving image work.
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Solomon, Aubrey.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ward, Mary Jane, 1905-1981.
Snake pit.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Container of (expression): Snake pit (Motion picture). English.
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Container of (expression): Snake pit (Motion picture). French.
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Container of (expression): Snake pit (Motion picture). Spanish.
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| ISBN |
9786308401770 |
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6308401773 |
| Standard No. |
024543119821 |
| Music No. |
2221982 20th Century Fox |
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