The Ninth Configuration(1980)
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.
Movie: The Ninth Configuration
Top 10 Billed Cast
Col. Vincent Kane
Capt. Billy Cutshaw
Lt. Frankie Reno
Col. Richard Fell
Maj. Marvin Groper
Capt. Fairbanks
Maj. Nammack
Lt. Bennish
Lt. Spinell
Lt. Gomez
Video Trailer The Ninth Configuration
Video: FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL: William Peter Blatty
FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL: William Peter Blatty
Howie Scream (First Appearance)
Kermode Uncut: The Ninth Configuration
Mark Kermode introduces Blatty's "Ninth Configuration" (1980)
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration (Denny Brooks - San Antone)
The Ninth Configuration - Interviews - The Party Behind the Curtain
The Ninth Configuration "The Hamlet Theory" (and narrative context)
The Ninth Configuration but only when Jason Miller is onscreen
The Ninth Configuration entire swordfish scene. Masterpiece of cinema history.
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