The Ninth Configuration
1980 · 1h 58m · Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
How do you fight a war called madness?
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.
Written & directed by
William Peter BlattyBased on the novel by
William Peter Blatty6.3Smart score
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absurdabsurdismarmyastronautaudaciousbaffledbased on novel or bookcastlecombat fatiguecrucifixdark comedyinsane asylumpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)psychosisreligionsupernaturalvietnam war
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