The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit (1948) is a psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland as Virginia Cunningham, who finds herself in a mental hospital after becoming confused upon arrival, unable to recognize her husband Robert (Mark Stevens). As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability, under the guidance of Dr. Mark Kik (Leo Genn), who employs various therapeutic methods to uncover the root causes of her mental illness.