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Screenplay William Peter Blatty
Director William Peter Blatty

The Ninth Configuration

Tagline: How do you fight a war called madness?

Release Date: 1980-02-29

Duration: 118 minutes

Synopsis

Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own grasp on sanity is questionable, he manages to engage Cutshaw in a series of thoughtful conversations about science and faith that deeply affect the lives of both men.

Casting

  • Stacy Keach
    Col. Vincent Kane
  • Robert Loggia
    Lt. Bennish
  • Jason Miller
    Lt. Frankie Reno
  • Ed Flanders
    Col. Richard Fell
  • William Lucking
    Highway Patrolman
  • Joe Spinell
    Lt. Spinell
  • Alejandro Rey
    Lt. Gomez
  • William Peter Blatty
    Dr. Fromme (uncredited)
  • David Healy
    1st General
  • Moses Gunn
    Maj. Nammack