The Ninth Configuration (1980)
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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.
- Released: 1980-02-29
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 58m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 182 votes
Directed by William Peter Blatty.
Top cast
- Stacy Keach as Col. Hudson Kane
- Scott Wilson as Capt. Billy Cutshaw
- Jason Miller as Lt. Frankie Reno
- Ed Flanders as Col. Richard Fell
- Neville Brand as Maj. Marvin Groper
- George DiCenzo as Capt. Fairbanks
- Moses Gunn as Maj. Nammack
- Robert Loggia as Lt. Bennish
- Joe Spinell as Lt. Spinell
- Alejandro Rey as Lt. Gomez
Where to watch The Ninth Configuration
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Plex
- Canada: stream on Midnight Pulp; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse
- Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
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