Movie
The Ninth Gate
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-08-25
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- R.P. Productions, Orly Films, Bac Films, Kino Visión, Origen Producciones Cinematograficas, Vía Digital, Canal+, TF1 Films Production
- Country
- Spain, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Dean Corso
- Frank Langella as Boris Balkan
- Lena Olin as Liana Telfer
- Emmanuelle Seigner as The Girl
- Barbara Jefford as Baroness Kessler
- Jack Taylor as Victor Fargas
- José López Rodero as Pablo & Pedro Ceniza/1st & 2nd Workmen
- Tony Amoni as Liana's Bodyguard
- James Russo as Bernie
- Willy Holt as Andrew Telfer
- Allen Garfield as Witkin
- Jacques Dacqmine as Old Man
Crew
- Roman Polanski - Director
- John Brownjohn - Screenplay
- Roman Polanski - Screenplay
- Enrique Urbizu - Screenplay
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