The Ninth Gate

1999 133 min ★ 6.5 Mystery, Thriller, Horror

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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Cast

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

Details

Director

Roman Polanski

Screenplay

Roman Polanski

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

Reviews

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Dean

August 31, 2022

★ 10/10

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...

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CinemaSerf

August 28, 2023

★ 7/10

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...