# The Ninth Configuration (1980)

> A troubled military psychiatrist confronts madness, trauma, and the possibility of divine evil inside a bizarre castle asylum.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11423

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: William Peter Blatty
- Cast: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo, Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081237/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: darkly comic, feverish, theological, late night cult viewing, thoughtful horror marathon

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