The Ninth Configuration poster

The Ninth Configuration

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.

Cast

Stacy Keach

Col. Vincent 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

Videos

No videos available yet.

News

No news articles linked to this title yet.

Release Date 02/29/1980
Language English
Director William Peter Blatty
Editors Peter Lee-Thompson, Tony de Zarraga, Battle Davis, Roberto Silvi
Cinematographer Gerry Fisher
Producer William Peter Blatty
Companies Ninth Configuration, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), Warner Bros. Pictures

No scenes added yet

Be the first to help others prepare.

Help others prepare

Sign in to share scary scene timestamps.

Join Sign in

Country	Date	Format	Certification
United States	Feb 29, 1980	Theatrical	R
Australia	Mar 4, 1981	Theatrical	—
PT	Jun 18, 1982	Theatrical	M/16
Netherlands	Jul 25, 1985	Theatrical	16
Netherlands	Jul 27, 2006	Physical (DVD)	16
United Kingdom	Apr 25, 2016	Physical (Blu-ray)	15

Vietnam War Army Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) Based On Novel Or Book Castle Insane Asylum Religion Astronaut Crucifix Psychosis Combat Fatigue Absurdism

Bottom star pattern decoration

The Ninth Configuration Ratings

Overall

Overall rating of the media

0.0 0 ratings

Scares

How effective are the jump scares

0.0 0 ratings

Atmosphere

How immersive and tense is the atmosphere

0.0 0 ratings

Gore

Level and quality of gore/violence

0.0 0 ratings

Story

Quality of the storyline and plot

0.0 0 ratings

Special Effects

Quality of special/visual effects

0.0 0 ratings

Sound Design

Audio quality and sound effects

0.0 0 ratings

Pacing

Flow and timing of the narrative

0.0 0 ratings