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Genres:
Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English
Running time:
2:13:16
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Johnny Depp Dean Corso
  2. Lena Olin Liana Telfer
  3. Frank Langella Boris Balkan
  4. Emmanuelle Seigner The Girl
  5. Barbara Jefford Baroness Kessler
  6. Jack Taylor Victor Fargas
  7. Tony Amoni Liana's Bodyguard
  8. James Russo Rodero Bernie
  9. Jose Lopez Pablo and Pedro Ceniza
  10. Willy Holt

Directors

  1. Roman Polanski

Producers

  1. Roman Polanski

Writers

  1. Roman Polanski
  2. Enrique Urbizu
  3. John Brownjohn

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The Ninth Gate

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An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller directed by Roman Polanski. Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a rare book broker who makes his living tracking down valuable items for rich bibliophiles. Corso is hired by Boris Balkan (Frank Langella), a millionaire New Yorker with a vast collection of occult literature and a keen interest in "The Nine Gates to the Kingdom of Shadows." Legend has i... An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller directed by Roman Polanski. Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a rare book broker who makes his living tracking down valuable items for rich bibliophiles. Corso is hired by Boris Balkan (Frank Langella), a millionaire New Yorker with a vast collection of occult literature and a keen interest in "The Nine Gates to the Kingdom of Shadows." Legend has it that the book was co-written by Satan in the 17th century, and only three copies are known to exist; the owner of one recently sold the book to Balkan a few days before killing himself. Balkan wants Corso to find the other two copies (one owned by a Mr. Fargas in Portugal and the other by a French collector named Kessler) and examine them to determine if they are forgeries. Corso is told to be thorough and spare no expense. He begins by visiting Liana Telfer (Lena Olin), the widow of the man who once owned Balkan's copy of the book, who has an unusually strong desire to get the book back, and confers with his friend Bernie (James Russo), who soon turns up dead, in a manner much like an illustration from the book. Corso learns that the book contains clues to a puzzle that will allow people to call up the devil, and certain people will stop at nothing to find the missing parts of the formula.

Trailer for The Ninth Gate

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

41%Tomatometer score: 41% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle On a scene-by-scene basis, it sometimes entertains, but never amounts to anything. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Watching The Ninth Gate is like being force-marched through dank rooms piled high with musty books, led by drab tour guides who mutter the same pedantic points over and over. – Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times I kept hoping Polanski would take the plot by the neck and shake life into it, but no. – Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Early on I thought I could almost smell the sharp must of the leather bindings ... but that scent was just the aroma of middle-brow, art-house Euro-rot, a whiff of decay and hauteur. – Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter The film never gets around to illuminating much about the lead character.
  6. Negative review
    Jay Carr, Boston Globe The self-immolating and oblivion-bound Ninth Gate is the kind of film that's going to give satanic cults a bad name.
  7. Positive review
    Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune Elegant, scary fun.

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