The snake pit
(DVD) 

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Published
Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004].
Status
Shirlington - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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Published
Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543119821

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.
General 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Leo Tover; music, Alfred Newman; editor, Dorothy Spencer.
Participants/Performers
Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
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.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (20th Century-Fox Sound Dept.)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zanuck, D. F., Litvak, A., Bassler, R., Partos, F., Brand, M., De Havilland, O., Stevens, M., Genn, L., Holm, C., Langan, G., Craig, H., Erickson, L., Bondi, B., Patrick, L., Tover, L., Newman, A., Spencer, D., Solomon, A., & Ward, M. J. (2004). The snake pit . Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Darryl Francis Zanuck et al.. 2004. The Snake Pit. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Darryl Francis Zanuck et al.. The Snake Pit Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zanuck, Darryl Francis, et al. The Snake Pit Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.

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