The Ninth Configuration
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The Ninth Configuration is a 1978 philosophical horror novel (later adapted into a film) that blends dark comedy, metaphysics, and psychological drama in a story set in a remote castle-turned-military asylum.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ninth Configuration canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
black comedy novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ philosophical horror novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Ninth Configuration (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! (revised version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Ninth Configuration
NERFINISHED
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Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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black comedy film ⓘ metaphysical fiction ⓘ philosophical horror ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ psychological horror film ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 240 pages ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
military psychiatric asylum
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remote castle ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Billy Cutshaw
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Colonel Vincent Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | William Peter Blatty's faith trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Exorcist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ed Flanders
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Jason Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacy Keach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
existentialism
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faith ⓘ redemption ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ the existence of God ⓘ |
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