The Ninth Configuration
How do you fight a war called madness?
1980 | 118m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Peter Blatty |
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| Writer: | William Peter Blatty |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 29, 1980 |
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| Director: | William Peter Blatty |
| Writer: | William Peter Blatty |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | army, supernatural, insane asylum, crucifix, absurdism, baffled, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), dark comedy, religion, psychosis, absurd, vietnam war, based on novel or book, castle, astronaut, combat fatigue, audacious |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Ninth Configuration, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Peter Blatty | Novel, Screenplay, Director |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Battle Davis | Editor |
| John Caper Jr. | Music Editor |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Sydney Ann Smith-Kee | Set Decoration |
| Colin Charles | Sound |
| David Pettijohn | Sound Editor |
| Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jimmy Waters | Key Grip |
| Anne Shaw | Production Coordinator |
| Tony de Zarraga | Editor |
| Peter Lee-Thompson | Editor |
| Roberto Silvi | Editor |
| John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Steve Stafford | Camera Operator |
| Mike Rutter | Assistant Camera |
| Marvin Walowitz | Sound Editor |
| Lon Bender | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Shaw Jr. | Property Master |
| Gordon K. Kee | Production Accountant |
| J. Dennis Washington | Art Direction |
| Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Laurie Shane | Gaffer |
| Gordon Ecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Egon Endrényi | Still Photographer |
| Stan Gilbert | Dialogue Editor |
| Peter Taylor | Supervising Editor |
| Andrew London | Sound Editor |
| Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Willard Flanagin | Special Effects |
| Jack Baur | Casting Consultant |
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Barry De Vorzon | Original Music Composer |
| Tim Rossovich | Stunts |
| Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Paul | Executive Producer |
| Tom Shaw | Associate Producer |
| William Peter Blatty | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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