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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   45,534 votes
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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
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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(37 articles)
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Proves You Don't Need A Ton Of Action To Make A Good Thriller 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
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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.
Runtime:
133 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Chateau Puivert (the Ninth Gate) is called The Devil's Tower. It was used by the Cathars to defend themselves during the Albigensian crusades in the 13th century. The Cathars were gnostic Christians but Pope Innocent III considered them to be devil worshippers. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Liana Telfer smashes up a bottle on Corso's head, the sound of glass breaking comes before the bottle actually makes contact. 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:
References MASH (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Havanaire more

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What are all nine gates?
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58 out of 73 people found the following comment useful.
Proves You Don't Need A Ton Of Action To Make A Good Thriller, 9 November 2006
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

What makes this movie rather unique in this day-and-age is to see a horror- occult movie that has very little action. That may turn off a lot of modern-day viewers and critics but I thought it was refreshing.....as long as the story could still keep one's attention, which it did. It also did it with a pretty long movie: 133 minutes. I have played this movie several times for friends and no one has gotten bored.

The attraction is (1) decent acting; (2) some great sets; (3) an involving story; (4) interesting characters and (5) low profanity.

What keeps most viewers interested is simply wondering what is going to happen next in "Dean Corso's" (Johnny Depp) quest to figure out the hidden message. Without giving anything away, this is a classy, solid thriller.....and more importantly, fun to watch.

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