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Release Date
• USA: Dec 24, 1999
• UK: 2 Jun 2000
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 18, 2000
• R2: 23 Apr 2001
Budget $38,000,000
Official Website:
The Ninth Gate Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for some violence and sexuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 13 minutes
Country USA, France, Spain
Studio Bac Films, Kino Vision, Origen Producciones, Orly Films, R.P. Productions, TF1 Films
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Other Titles
• The Ninth Gate
• Die Neun Pforten (1999)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Devil, Occult, Demon, Suspense, Murder, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Erotic
Tagline: Leave the unknown alone
Plot: Based on a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte (THE CLUB DUMAS) and coscripted by director Roman Polanski, THE NINTH GATE was Polanski’s first feature after a long break following the release of 1995’s DEATH AND THE MAIDEN--in between, there was an aborted project that faltered when designated star John Travolta opted out. Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a cynical rare books dealer hired by Boris Balkan (Frank Langella), a scholar specializing in books on Satanism, to recover the only two remaining copies (in addition to the one owned by Balkan) of THE NINE GATES OF THE KINGDOM OF SHADOWS, a 17th-century text with cryptic illustrations supposedly contributed by Lucifer himself. Corso's investigation takes him to Europe, where he is pursued by a strange girl (Emmanuelle Seigner) who seemes to assume the role of his guardian angel: Bizarre deaths inspired by the book’s morbid illustrations befall all those who come into contact with the book--except himself. This occult mystery should satisfy fans of subtly creepy, stylish tales of the supernatural along the lines of Polanski’s own ROSEMARY’S
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I wish I could give this film higher than a six, but it just wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. Polanski should just stick with films involving satans baby. Rent this movie if your a fan of Johnny Depp, but don't rent it if you want to get scared. 6/10--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Depp tries, the idea behind it is good; but it just flops and gets too sloppy for its own good. Polanski has done much better and this is only recommended to those who want to see Depp chainsmoke and to see how an interesting idea can fail even in the hands of a good director.  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
Like many of Polanski's films, it is slow, deliberate, and strange. Unlike Polanski's other work, it suceeds in creating an utterly immersive atmosphere. 81/100--Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
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Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
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Chocolat, Mystery Men, Queen of the Damned |
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E la nave va, Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Shoes of the Fisherman | Jack Taylor
Conan the Barbarian, Pieces, The Black Countess | | |
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| Much of the story is unbelievable and Depp is terribly miscast as a book expert. He doesn't look like a nerd, despite the fake glasses he's forced to wear. But the film delivers plenty of atmosphere and Langella is fantastic as the obsessed rich guy hoping to unlock the gates of hell. -- (eSplatter.com)
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