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The Ninth Configuration

“How do you fight a war called madness?”

Director
William Peter Blatty
Year
1980
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Release
1980
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

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The story

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

  • #audacious
  • #supernatural
  • #psychosis
  • #absurd
  • #based on novel or book
  • #religion
  • #vietnam war
  • #post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
  • #combat fatigue
  • #dark comedy
  • #castle
  • #absurdism

  • Directed by

    William Peter Blatty

  • Written by

    William Peter Blatty

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