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The Ninth Gate Details

1999 Certificate 15
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Based on a novel by Arturo Perez-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 .. Read more

Starring Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, Emmanuelle Seigner
Director Roman Polanski
Genres Horror, Thriller

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Based on a novel by Arturo Perez-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 BABY.

Starring Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford, James Russo, Jose Lopez Rodero
Director Roman Polanski
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Horror, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 1999

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DVD: 06 Oct 2001

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    • "...With its fiery, over-the-top spectacle and bolts of black humor, THE NINTH GATE is actually more in the spirit of VAMPIRE KILLERS than ROSEMARY'S BABY....Lena Olin is the ultimate cat woman..."

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    • Rated - 1.0 star  

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      What!!!

      You watch this film and it actually starts of well you get excited thinking you've found like the only devil/ angel film tnat works and then the end happens... read more »

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      Don't Bother

      I watched this for 40 minutes and could take no more! So boring!! Johnny Depp was the only thing that kept me watching for that long!

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      Dissappointing & Weak

      Dissappointing American film with semi serious, semi comic theme, which simply doesn't work very well. Could possibly be worth watching on a plane if there... read more »

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