The Ninth Configuration

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Horror
2/29/1980
118
R

How do you fight a war called madness?

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.

Director:
William Peter Blatty
Writer:
William Peter Blatty
    • vietnam war
    • army
    • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
    • based on novel or book
    • supernatural
    • dark comedy
    • castle
    • insane asylum
    • religion
    • astronaut
    • crucifix
    • psychosis
    • combat fatigue
    • absurdism
    • absurd
    • audacious
    • baffled

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    Cast

    • Stacy Keach
      Col. Vincent Kane
    • Scott Wilson
      Capt. Billy Cutshaw
    • Jason Miller
      Lt. Frankie Reno
    • Ed Flanders
      Col. Richard Fell
    • Neville Brand
      Maj. Marvin Groper
    • George DiCenzo
      Capt. Fairbanks
    • Moses Gunn
      Maj. Nammack
    • Robert Loggia
      Lt. Bennish
    • Joe Spinell
      Lt. Spinell
    • Alejandro Rey
      Lt. Gomez
    • Tom Atkins
      Sgt. Krebs
    • Steve Sandor
      1st Cyclist
    • Richard Lynch
      2nd Cyclist
    • William Peter Blatty
      Dr. Fromme (uncredited)
    • Bruce Boa
      Sergeant in combat shack
    • Gordon Mark
      Sgt. Gilman

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