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The Snake Pit

1948 film by Anatole Litvak
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The Snake Pit
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Summary

The Snake Pit is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,526 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Sound[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], Bodil Award for Best American Film[5]
  • Director: Anatole Litvak[6]
  • Screenwriter: Millen Brand[7], Arthur Laurents[8], Frank Partos[9]
  • Composer: Alfred Newman[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Olivia de Havilland[12], Mark Stevens[13], Leo Genn[14], Celeste Holm[15], Leif Erickson[16], Beulah Bondi[17], Ann Doran[18], Celia Lovsky[19], Frank Conroy[20], Glenn Langan[21], Howard Freeman[22], Jacqueline deWit[23], Lee Patrick[24], Minna Gombell[25]
  • Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[26], Robert Bassler[27]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[28]
  • Director of photography: Leo Tover[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: The Snake Pit[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[33], 100%[34]
  • Color: black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[37]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[38], Netflix[39]
  • Commons gallery: The Snake Pit[40]
  • Film editor: Dorothy Spencer[41]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[42], Academy Award for Best Actress[43], Academy Award for Best Director[44], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[45], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[46], Academy Award for Best Sound[47]
  • Title: The Snake Pit[48]
  • After a work by: Mary Jane Ward[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
  • Duration: 108 minutes[51]

Why It Matters

The Snake Pit has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The Snake Pit receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and Bodil Award for Best American Film[5].

Related Entities

Alfred Newman Anatole Litvak Beulah Bondi Celeste Holm Darryl F. Zanuck film Netflix Olivia de Havilland United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . bodilprisen.dk. Retrieved . bodilprisen.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W080976
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 40806
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 59721
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-snake-pit
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 8718
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