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The Ninth Gate

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The Ninth Gate

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Summary

Supernatural thriller starring Johnny Depp as Dean Corso, a dealer in rare books, who is hired by a wealthy client to authenticate a priceless volume that is believed to hold the secret to conjuring up Satan.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This largely successful return to the horror genre by Roman Polanski features sardonic wit, subtle suspense tricks and razor-sharp irony. Johnny Depp plays the rare books expert hired by billionaire Frank Langella to authenticate his copy of an ancient tome that was supposedly written in conjunction with the Devil. Based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte's bestseller El Club Dumas, this satisfying gothic chiller has moody atmosphere, a stunning score (from Wojciech Kilar) and sinister unease to spare as it leads the viewer up numerous garden paths to a disappointing hallucinatory climax.

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Cast

rolenameDean CorsoJohnny DeppBoris BalkanFrank LangellaLiana TelferLena OlinThe girlEmmanuelle SeignerBaroness KesslerBarbara JeffordVictor FargasJack TaylorLiana's bodyguardTony AmoniBernieJames Russo

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rolenameDirectorRoman Polanski

Details

Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

2000-06-02

Languages

English | Portuguese | Latin | French | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, a sex scene and nudity.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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