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.
Acting
Stacy Keach's thousand-yard serenity masking something genuinely broken.
Writing
Blatty's script dares you to laugh at things that should devastate you.
Production
That Hungarian castle location — gothic architecture doing heavy lifting.
Director
William Peter Blatty
Stacy Keach
Col. Hudson 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)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Blatty wrote this as the second in his 'Faith Trilogy' between The Exorcist and Legion, and it bombed so hard it took decades to find its cult.
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