The Ninth Configuration Script

Script by:William Peter Blatty (Screenplay), William Peter Blatty (Novel)
Directed by:William Peter Blatty
Year:1980

Plot: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.
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