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The Ninth Gate
Every book has a life of its own.
1999 · 2h 13m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Roman Polanski
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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.
Director and cast
- Roman Polanski Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The filmmaker takes you on a journey that goes absolutely nowhere.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
On a scene-by-scene basis, it sometimes entertains, but never amounts to anything.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
I kept hoping Polanski would take the plot by the neck and shake life into it, but no.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
About as scary as a sock-puppet re-enactment of The Blair Witch Project, and not nearly as funny.
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
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