Cinematic background from The Ninth Configuration 1980 - 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.

The Ninth Configuration

1980

Comedy, Drama, Horror

Directors:
William Peter Blatty
Writers:
William Peter Blatty
Official poster of The Ninth Configuration 1980 directed by William Peter Blatty
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a white lab coat with his arms crossed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A couple of men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in a military uniform looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform standing in front of statues; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people sitting in a room with their hands up; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform standing in front of an archway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man holding a book in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A castle like building in the night time; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform is looking at a man in a green coat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing with his arms crossed in front of an archway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man wearing a green and yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a space suit and a man in a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing next to a wall with a painting on the wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – Two men standing next to a car in front of a castle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in a uniform stands in front of a piano; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people standing in a room with tables; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man saluting another man wearing a trench coat; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A large castle with smoke coming out of it's windows; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man wearing a white lab coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man walking down the street in front of a castle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A castle in the middle of the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in a military uniform looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in uniform saluting with one arm raised; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in a military uniform looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man wearing a top hat holding a whip; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man holding a hammer in his hand while another man looks on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – Two men are sitting at a table and talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing makeup and a bandanna; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing in front of an easel in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform standing in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A living room filled with furniture next to a door way; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people sitting at a table playing poker; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a uniform looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing in front of a painting in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing in a doorway of an old church; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a green jacket is holding his hands up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a tan shirt and tie looking at his watch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man that is sitting down in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man wearing a military uniform and medals; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a white lab coat holding a pair of scissors in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing in front of an open church door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man wearing a red hat and a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a green shirt is talking to another man in a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a mask standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – Two men sitting at a table next to a shaggy dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man walking in a large room with people in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people standing around a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of young men sitting next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man holding a book while wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A train traveling down tracks through a dense forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a rainbow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a green raincoat and a white hat is standing next to a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a head band; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a tan shirt holding a newspaper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a green jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man in a uniform standing on a tiled floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a white lab coat standing in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person looking at his reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person wearing a space suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people standing around a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a red jacket is smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An old man in uniform standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – An older man wearing a uniform with medals around his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A group of men standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a military uniform with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man standing in front of an archway in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Ninth Configuration” (1980), directed by William Peter Blatty – A man in a uniform sitting at a table with a book; Close Up shot, High angle