The Ninth Configuration
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The Ninth Configuration

How do you fight a war called madness?

6.4 / 10 1980 1h 58mR English
DramaThrillerComedyMysteryHorror

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Col. Hudson Kane

Lead
Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Capt. Billy Cutshaw

Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Lt. Frankie Reno

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders

Col. Richard Fell

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Maj. Marvin Groper

George DiCenzo

George DiCenzo

Capt. Fairbanks

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Maj. Nammack

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Lt. Bennish

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Peter Blatty's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Ninth Configuration is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker