The Ninth Gate

Name: The Ninth Gate
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1999-08-25
Rating: 6.495

Every book has a life of its own.

Film19992h 13mReleased

HorrorThrillerMystery

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Director: Roman Polanski
Language: English
Released: 1999-08-25
Runtime: 2h 13m

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6.53,403 votes on TMDB

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6.5

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The story

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.

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Cast

Johnny DeppDean Corso
Frank LangellaBoris Balkan
Lena OlinLiana Telfer
Emmanuelle SeignerThe Girl
Barbara JeffordBaroness Kessler
Jack TaylorVictor Fargas
José López Rodero — artwork unavailable
José López RoderoPablo & Pedro Ceniza/1st & 2nd Workmen
Tony AmoniLiana's Bodyguard
James RussoBernie
Willy HoltAndrew Telfer