The Ninth Configuration

(1980)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 175 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Year: 1980

Runtime: 118 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: William Peter Blatty

Cast: Стейси Кич, Скотт Уилсон, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, Джордж ДиЧенцо, Моузес Ганн, Роберт Лоджиа, Джо Спинелл, Alejandro Rey

Plot

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.

To figure out whether the inmates of a psychiatric institution for Vietnam War veterans feign insanity or not, unorthodox psychiatrist Colonel Kane arrives at a converted castle in New England. And while struggling with his inner demons, the metaphysical enquiries of psychotic former astronaut Captain Cutshaw intrigue Kane, triggering a feverish recurring nightmare. But as Kane and Cutshaw engage in intense theological debates over evil and the existence of God, the troubled scientist finds himself at a dead-end. As a result, only a reckless plan can determine the root of the soldiers' complex mental breakdowns. However, can Colonel Kane provide proof of an afterlife?