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The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit is a 1948 horror film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum, and can't remember how she got there. It stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens[?], Leo Genn[?], Celeste Holm[?], Beulah Bondi[?] and Lee Patrick[?].

The movie was adapted by Millen Brand[?], Arthur Laurents (uncredited) and Frank Partos[?] from the novel by Mary Jane Ward[?]. It was directed by Anatole Litvak[?].

It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Director, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.

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