The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration

How do you fight a war called madness?

R 1980 · 118 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by William Peter Blatty · Written by William Peter Blatty

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