Overview
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.
1980
THE NINTH CONFIGURATION
How do you fight a war called madness?
Director: William Peter Blatty
Runtime: 118 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 64
Cast
Stacy Keach
Col. Hudson 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
William Lucking
Highway Patrolman
Stephen Powers
Sgt. Christian
David Healy
1st General
William Paul
2nd General
Tom Shaw
Priest
Gordon K. Kee
Inmate
Linda Blatty
Waitress
Hobby Gilman
Marine Corporal
Marilyn Raymon
Cyclist
Bobby Bass
Driver
Billy Blatty
Young Kane
Pictures
Videos
The Ninth Configuration but only when Jason Miller is onscreen
The Ninth Configuration - Interviews - The Party Behind the Curtain
William Peter Blatty and The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Howie Scream (First Appearance)
The Ninth Configuration entire swordfish scene. Masterpiece of cinema history.
Kermode Uncut: The Ninth Configuration
FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL: William Peter Blatty
Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane
The Ninth Configuration "The Hamlet Theory" (and narrative context)
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration (Denny Brooks - San Antone)
Mark Kermode introduces Blatty's "Ninth Configuration" (1980)
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