The Ninth Configuration
1980 · ★ 6.5 · Dir. William Peter Blatty
How do you fight a war called madness?
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.
- Released
- 1980-02-29
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
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Stacy Keach
Col. Vincent Kane
Scott Wilson
Capt. Billy Cutshaw
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
Keywords
Based on novel or bookCastleSupernaturalPost traumatic stress disorderReligionAstronautArmyVietnam warDark comedyCult filmPsychosisCrucifixInsane asylumAbsurdismCombat fatiguePost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
