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The Ninth Configuration

1980 · 118 min

A disorienting plunge into faith and madness, veering from absurd comedy to devastating tragedy with unsettling emotional force.

Tagline
How do you fight a war called madness?
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • madness
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
William Peter Blatty
Written by
William Peter Blatty
Starring
Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo, Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia
Music
Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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