The ninth configuration a website dedicated to william. Gallery of old paperback and hardcover edition cover artwork, reprinted in color. The ninth configuration by william peter blatty, 9780765337306, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A wonderful story about faith, our two selves the conscious and the unconscious, and redemption. The ninth configuration is set in a remote castle which th. The ninth configuration by william peter blatty goodreads. How the ninth configuration argues for gods goodness the unofficial 1980 sequel to the exorcist offers an answer to its predecessors. For me, the ninth configuration and legion are superior to the exorcist. From william peter blatty, renowned author of the exorcist, comes one of the most unique and extraordinary films on screen, the ninth configuration, a taut theological thriller from 1980, which makes its uk bluray debut courtesy of second sight. Blatty has said that he prefers the first version of the book to the second.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The ninth configuration is set in a remote castle which the us government is using as a military asylum. The ninth configuration by william peter blatty alibris. Hardcover book the ninth configuration william peter blatty at the. The ninth configuration twinkle, twinkle, killer kane. The ninth configuration william peter blatty macmillan. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. You cant really top the effect of seeing the ninth configuration on screen, with its eerie music and lighting and its sensational, inspired cast. The ninth configuration r 1h 58min comedy, drama, horror 29 february 1980 usa a former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. Directed in 1980 by william peter blatty, the ninth configuration still remains one of the true lost classic films.
It can easily be read in one or two sittings on a rainy or slow day outside. The ninth configuration 1980 directed by william peter. Kane, william peter blattys the ninth configuration is a thoughtprovoking, blackly comic. Hardly a bestseller, the ninth configuration is the first book blockbuster author william peter blatty published after the massive global success. The ninth configuration and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
How the ninth configuration argues for gods goodness. A marine corps psychiatrist with a crisis of faith encourages his patients to enact their fantasies as part of their therapy. The ninth configuration is a 1980 american psychological drama film written, produced and. Editions of the ninth configuration by william peter blatty. The initial 1966 publication of the novel featured an exclamation mark at the end of the title, while all subsequent publications saw it removed. William peter blatty, author of the exorcist, proved a workmanlike producerdirector for 1979s the ninth configuration. About two thirds of the ninth configuration is an outright comedy, with minor similarities to films like mash, catch22. The ninth configuration a former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
A running sidebar narrative offered by film critic and ninth configuration champion mark kermode points out several changes. Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, threepiece cloth construction. The first had been the ninth configuration 1980, based on his 1978 novel of that name, itself a rewrite of twinkle, twinkle. It is based on blattys novel the ninth configuration, which was itself a reworking of an earlier version of the novel, first published as twinkle, twinkle, killer kane.