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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novel)
John Brownjohn (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 March 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every book has a life of its own... more
Plot:
A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
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User Comments:
A Great Film - Highly Underrated more (553 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Johnny Depp | ... | Dean Corso |
 | Frank Langella | ... | Boris Balkan |
 | Lena Olin | ... | Liana Telfer |
 | Emmanuelle Seigner | ... | The Girl |
 | Barbara Jefford | ... | Baroness Kessler |
| Jack Taylor | ... | Victor Fargas |
| José López Rodero | ... | Pablo & Pedro Ceniza / 1st & 2nd Workmen (as Jose Lopez Rodero) |
| Tony Amoni | ... | Liana's Bodyguard |
 | James Russo | ... | Bernie |
| Willy Holt | ... | Andrew Telfer |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Witkin |
| Jacques Dacqmine | ... | Old Man |
| Joe Sheridan | ... | Old Man's Son |
| Rebecca Pauly | ... | Daughter-In-Law |
| Catherine Benguigui | ... | Concierge |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
La neuvième porte (France)
La novena puerta (Spain)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
133 min
Language:
English | French | Latin | Portuguese | Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Challet Biester, Rampa da Pena, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal more
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Trivia:
The film has a different title from its source novel, "The Club Dumas", because the novel centers around a secret society obsessed with serialized novels, such as those written by Alexandre Dumas père. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Corso crosses Bleeker street en route to the rare bookstore in Manhattan. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dean Corso:
It's an impressive collection. You have some very rare editions here. Are you sure you want to sell them all?
Old Man's Son:
They're of no use to father. Not anymore. Not since he's been this way. His library was his whole world. Now it's just a feeble memory.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (#1.8)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Havanaire more
FAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?What are all nine gates?
Why didn't it work for Balkan?
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The Ninth Gate is a great film and one of Roman Polanski's most underrated films. Twenty years from now people will give this film the respect it deserves and hail it to be the great film that it is.
Fist of all The Ninth Gate is not an action film. It's a slow-paced psychological thriller very similar in tone and style to Polanski's earlier films Chinatown and Frantic. Johnny Depp and Frank Langella both give great performances. Darius Khondji's photography is amazing and it has an even more amazing score by Kilar. The majority of the film was shot on location and is like a guided tour through Europe.
Ignore the negative reviews and comments from people who've been brainwashed and blinded by the current Hollywood fast-food style of film making with the intention of only appealing to the lowest common denominator. A review doesn't make a good film better or a bad film worse. A superb film. Rating 10 out of 10.