The Snake Pit is a 1948 American drama movie directed by Anatole Litvak and was based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Mary Jane Ward. It stars Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Lee Patrick, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, Frank Conroy and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and won an Oscar in 1949.