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7.2 / 10 1h 48min

Drama Mystery

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.

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Review by user432g0l51rlj

I'll tell you where it's gonna end, Miss Somerville... When there are more sick ones than well ones, the sick ones will lock the well ones up.

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Review by user38hz7mlybq

A great film that few people know about

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Review by user409f8o2t9n0

The Snake Pit- Lunatics on Parade ***1/2

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Review by user381dnvyuynk

As groundbreaking as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Review by RubyRaven

The song "Going Home" contained within

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Review by user4372mgbka0g

Brilliant Olivia, Brilliant Film

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Review by EmeraldEchidna

a good try in attempting to put the viewer in the mind of a mental patient

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Review by SonicSparrow

A difficult subject treated & acted brilliantly.

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Review by user666200o0fei

Ten stars for De Havilland and the dramatization, the story not so much

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Review by user200t8r17xx

An unusual movie for the times of 1948.

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Review by DaringDolphin

A sympathetic and thoughtful glimpse into the experience of mental illness. Strongly endorses psychoanalytic ideas, and the centrality of the therapeutic alliance.

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Review by user336ec8rgtl8

Olivia should've won an Oscar for this!

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Review by user62381t65q7k

DEFINITELY CAN BE TRUE LIFE STORY

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Review by RubyRabbit

A very ahead of its time 1948's drama

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