A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
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Johnny Depp
Dean Corso
Frank Langella
Boris Balkan
Lena Olin
Liana Telfer
Emmanuelle Seigner
The Girl
Barbara Jefford
Baroness Kessler
Jack Taylor
Victor Fargas
José López Rodero
Pablo & Pedro Ceniza/1st & 2nd Workmen
Tony Amoni
Liana's Bodyguard
James Russo
Bernie
Willy Holt
Andrew Telfer
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
John Brownjohn
Tagline
"Every book has a life of its own."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$38,000,000
Revenue
$58,401,898
Production
R.P. Productions, Orly Films, Bac Films, Kino Visión, Origen Producciones Cinematograficas, Vía Digital, Canal+, TF1 Films Production
Dean
August 31, 2022
This is a beautiful masterpiece. Mysterious, dark and occult. Everything is great about this movie - the soundtracks, the story, the atmosphere... The sets are Gothic and gloomy, the music is aptly fitting, the acting and scripts even more so; nothing breaks the persistent, unshakable scene and tone that is set by Polanski, who has obviously taken into careful consideration every possible factor t...
CinemaSerf
August 28, 2023
Johnny Depp is near his best in this devilishly demonic detective story. He is an unscrupulous, but knowledgable, New York rare book dealer who is charged by the millionaire Frank Langella to authenticate a text. "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows" may or may not be able to summon the devil - or, at least, bestow the owner with some semblance of Satanic power. His search for the truth invol...
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