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Auction History Result 6s661 SNAKE PIT German '50 incredible different artwork of mental patient Olivia de Havilland! Date Sold 4/19/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1950 (from the first release of this movie in Germany) Vintage Theatrical Folded German "A1" Movie Poster (measures 23" x 33" [58 x 84 cm]) (Learn More) The Snake Pit, the classic 1948 Anatole Litvak (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) psychological psychiatric mental illness romantic melodrama ("An achievement born in the raging elements of life's emotions!"; "Based on the Novel by Mary Jane Ward"; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck; about a mentally ill schizophrenic woman who is placed in a mental institution, quite daring for its time, and one of the few movies ever to give an accurate portrayal of schizophrenia and its treatment at that time; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Olivia De Havilland (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Helen Craig, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi, Lee Patrick, Howard Freeman, Natalie Schafer, Ruth Donnelly, Katherine Locke, Frank Conroy, and Minna Gombell. Note that Betsy Blair has an important minor role as a mute patient who talks at the film's conclusion, and also note that Jan Clayton sings the song "Going Home" at a dance in the movie (this was the song that was played at FDR's funeral, and was based on both Negro spirituals and music of Antonin Dvorak). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good to very good. There is paper loss in the upper crossfold that effects the art of de Havilland's face at upper center. There is some separation and lesser paper loss in the lower crossfold. There are some creases and tiny tears and/or tattering around the edges of the poster. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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