The Ninth Configuration
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The Ninth Configuration is a 1980 psychological drama film blending dark comedy, metaphysics, and mystery, often noted for its exploration of faith and madness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ninth Configuration canonical | 10 |
| The Ninth Configuration (film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10058472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ninth Configuration Context triple: [Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr., notableWork, The Ninth Configuration]
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Seven Part Code
The Seven Part Code is the English title of a monumental 13th-century Castilian legal code commissioned by King Alfonso X of Castile, which systematized medieval law and influenced later Iberian and Latin American legal traditions.
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C.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
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D.
The Originator
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E.
Knights of Cydonia
"Knights of Cydonia" is a bombastic, genre-blending rock epic by Muse, known for its cinematic Western sci-fi style, galloping rhythm, and anthemic, crowd-chanting finale.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ninth Configuration Target entity description: The Ninth Configuration is a 1980 psychological drama film blending dark comedy, metaphysics, and mystery, often noted for its exploration of faith and madness.
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Seven Part Code
The Seven Part Code is the English title of a monumental 13th-century Castilian legal code commissioned by King Alfonso X of Castile, which systematized medieval law and influenced later Iberian and Latin American legal traditions.
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C.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
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D.
The Originator
The Originator is an honorific nickname for Little Richard, recognizing his pioneering role in shaping rock and roll music.
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E.
Knights of Cydonia
"Knights of Cydonia" is a bombastic, genre-blending rock epic by Muse, known for its cinematic Western sci-fi style, galloping rhythm, and anthemic, crowd-chanting finale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Ninth Configuration (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Captain Billy Cutshaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel Vincent Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Billy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Peter Lee-Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Barry De Vorzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Saturn Award for Best Writing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark comedy and metaphysical drama
ⓘ
exploration of faith and madness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | William Peter Blatty faith trilogy ⓘ |
| producedBy | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Exorcist III Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceNovel | 1978 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Exorcist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Exorcist III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-02-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| setting |
military psychiatric hospital
ⓘ
remote castle ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Ed Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Neville Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Loggia NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacy Keach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
existentialism
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faith ⓘ madness ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| title | The Ninth Configuration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ninth Configuration Description of subject: The Ninth Configuration is a 1980 psychological drama film blending dark comedy, metaphysics, and mystery, often noted for its exploration of faith and madness.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Ninth Configuration (film)
this entity surface form:
The Ninth Configuration (film)