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The Ninth Configuration (1980)

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Drama Comedy Thriller Horror Mystery

How do you fight a war called madness?

Release Date: 1980, February 29
Directors: William Peter Blatty
Countries: United States of America
Production: Ninth Configuration, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
Cast: Joe Spinell, George DiCenzo, Robert Loggia, Stacy Keach, Jason Miller, Bruce Boa, Scott Wilson, Tom Atkins, David Healy, Moses Gunn, Stephen Powers, William Lucking

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.

Keywords:

baffled based on novel or book audacious religion crucifix supernatural astronaut dark comedy castle absurd army vietnam war post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) absurdism insane asylum psychosis combat fatigue