The Ninth Configuration

1980 · 118 min · EN · R · 6.4 (181 votes)

Dir. William Peter Blatty · Starring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo · Music Barry De Vorzon

“How do you fight a war called madness?”

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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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A surreal, darkly funny descent into madness and faith. This film feels like a fever dream set in a gothic castle, where existential questions collide with unsettling supernatural undertones. It's a disorienting, thought-provoking experience that lingers long after the credits roll.

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