A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones.
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriters: John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski, Enrique Urbizu
Stars: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin
Even though the film is stylish and atmospheric, critics say The Ninth Gate meanders aimlessly and is often ludicrous. And despite the advertising, there's hardly any chills.
Roman Polanski (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polanski relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in...
as Dean Corso
as Boris Balkan
as Liana Telfer
as The Girl
as Baroness Kessler
as Victor Fargas
as Pablo & Pedro Ceniza
as Bernie
as Andrew Telfer
as Witkin
Producer: Roman Polanski, Mark Allan, Antonio Cardenal, Adam Kempton, Alain Vannier
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Casting: Howard Feuer
Director Of Photography: Darius Khondji
Original Music Composer: Wojciech Kilar
Costume Design: Anthony Powell
Executive Producer: Michel Cheyko, Wolfgang Glattes
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Source: based on the novel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Tagline: Every book has a life of its own.
Genres: mystery, thriller
Certificate: R
Categories: obsession, passion for collection, southern france, antiquary, book, picture puzzle, castle, satanism, collector, lucifer, devil, demon, millionaire, occult, rare book, gnosticism, book detective
Year: 1999
Runtime: 133 min
Country: Spain, France, USA
Language: English, French, Latin, Portoguese, Spanish
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital