The Ninth Gate
Every book has a life of its own.
1999 | 133m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Roman Polanski |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Enrique Urbizu, John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski |
| Staring: |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Maria Ducceschi | Secretary |
| Jacques Collard | Gruber |
| Dominique Pozzetto | Desk Clerk |
| Emanuel Booz | Baker |
| Lino Ribeiro de Sousa | Hotel Porter |
| Asil Raïs | Cabby |
| Bernard Richier | Cafe Owner |
| Marinette Richier | Cafe Owner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patrick Boshart | Location Scout |
| José López Rodero | Production Manager |
| Laurent Quaglio | Sound Editor |
| Jacquie Barnbrook | Visual Effects Producer |
| Arturo Pérez-Reverte | Novel |
| Wojciech Kilar | Original Music Composer |
| Darius Khondji | Director of Photography |
| Hervé de Luze | Editor |
| Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
| Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Enrique Urbizu | Screenplay |
| Phillipe Ayachi | Driver |
| Riccardo Brunner | Steadicam Operator |
| Sylvette Baudrot | Script Supervisor |
| Dominique Fouassier | Stunt Coordinator |
| Antoine Simkine | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Yann Le Moigne | Props |
| Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Christian Hejnal | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Marc Amyot | Stunt Double |
| André Chemetoff | Assistant Camera |
| Eric Bialas | Focus Puller |
| Patrice Guillain | Armorer |
| Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Christophe Pinel | Assistant Editor |
| André Cagnard | Stunts |
| Rémi Canaple | Stunts |
| Patrick Cauderlier | Stunts |
| Francis Terzian | Stunts |
| Christian Martinello | Grip |
| Edouard Valton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Suzanne Wiesenfeld | Line Producer |
| Howard Feuer | Casting |
| John Brownjohn | Screenplay |
| Gérard Viard | Art Direction |
| Laura Stuart | Production Manager |
| John Timperley | Score Engineer |
| Pilar Robla | Transportation Captain |
| Jean-Claude Le Bras | Gaffer |
| Ginette Angosse | Production Coordinator |
| Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor |
| Thierry Beaumel | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jean-Marc Abbou | Location Manager |
| Carine Demoustier | Painter |
| Peter Mountain | Still Photographer |
| Ramón Moya | Construction Manager |
| Patrick Jamot | Standby Painter |
| Jean-Claude Frequin | Carpenter |
| Béatrice Cavet | Stand In |
| Bruno Patin | Color Timer |
| Stéphane Afchain | Grip |
| Pierre Berroyer | Hairstylist |
| Mishka Cheyko | First Assistant Director |
| Diane Conn | Production Accountant |
| Michael Scheffe | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Lindsay Hallett | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Meredith Tucker | Casting Associate |
| Jean-Paul Gaillot | Construction Coordinator |
| Damien Bret | Electrician |
| Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Jean Harnois | Camera Operator |
| Germinal Rangel | Costume Supervisor |
| P. Todd Coe | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nicolas Rey | 3D Supervisor |
| Laura Viana da Silva | Makeup Artist |
| Gilbert Piéri | Special Effects, Property Master |
| Jean-Marie Blondel | Sound Engineer |
| Simona Benzakein | Unit Publicist |
| Francis Perreard | Dolby Consultant |
| Jean-Louis Trinquier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Vincent Cosson | Sound Recordist |
| Julie Adams | Dialect Coach |
| Eric Aufèvre | Location Assistant |
| Jean-Marie Vives | Matte Painter |
| Laetitia Dom | Production Secretary |
| Scott E. Anderson | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Karine Marchandou | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Véronique Portebois | Dresser |
| Assia Dnednia | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Christian Thurot | Generator Operator |
| Raphael Jourdan | Additional Grip |
| Jay Coquillon | Post Production Coordinator |
| Yves Blanchard | Head Carpenter |
| Elise Fievet | Assistant Editor |
| Sophie Audier | Assistant Script |
| Gilles Piéri | Assistant Property Master |
| Olivier Bardot | Production Assistant |
| José Miguel Mendiola | Accountant |
| Waldemar Pokromski | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Frédéric Pardon | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Yan Angosse | Production Trainee |
| Nathalie Cercuel | Costumer |
| Katia Boutin | ADR Editor |
| Gilles Piéri | Special Effects Assistant |
| Marie-Sylvie Caillierez | Casting Director |
| Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Jacques Moissignac | Swing |
| Marguerite Cargill | Digital Compositor |
| Kelley Ray | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Christopher Gachet | Assistant Director |
| David Campi-Lemaire | Assistant Director |
| David Nissen | Assistant Camera |
| Hugues Espinasse | Assistant Camera |
| Cendrine Dedise | Assistant Camera |
| Carlos Cabeceràn | Steadicam Operator |
| Keenan Wyatt | Sound |
| Laurence Guindollet | Costumer |
| Paul Le Marinel | Makeup Artist |
| Liliane Rametta | Makeup Artist |
| Bettina Miquaix | Hairstylist |
| Jean-Luc Russier | Makeup Artist |
| Michel Demonteix | Hairstylist |
| Alain Dondin | Best Boy Electric |
| Roland Dondin | Electrician |
| John Ward | Steadicam Operator |
| Marc Mulero | Electrician |
| Marc Nové | Electrician |
| Vince Rodriguez | Electrician |
| Bruno Seffino | Electrician |
| Bernard Brégier | Key Grip |
| Gérard Buffard | Grip |
| Pascal Delaunay | Grip |
| Eric Nové | Grip |
| Gérard Rival | Grip |
| Olivier Lhoste | Location Assistant |
| Frederic Bacchi | Location Assistant |
| Bruce Everett | Post Production Supervisor |
| Beatrice Herminie | Assistant Editor |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | Boom Operator |
| Lionel Lebras | Boom Operator |
| Anne Le Campion | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michel Vialla | Props |
| Benoît Clémenceau | Property Buyer |
| Jacques Quinternet | Property Buyer |
| Philippe Margottin | Props |
| Claude Périnet | Painter |
| Arnaud Putman | Swing |
| Blanche Wiesenfeld | Production Coordinator |
| Wilhelm Laligant | Production Accountant |
| Yann Cuinet | Production Assistant |
| Sylvain Truchot | Production Assistant |
| Franklin Pedrosa | Production Assistant |
| Julien Pruvot | Production Assistant |
| Marc-Antoine Trani | Production Assistant |
| Emmanuel Rigaut | Production Assistant |
| François Mathieu | Production Assistant |
| David Brones | Production Assistant |
| Alain Vildieu | Production Assistant |
| Alexandre Lassere | Production Assistant |
| Lea Torreadrado | Production Assistant |
| Franziska Severin | Dialogue Coach |
| Frederic Caillierez | Casting Assistant |
| Jean Girard | Stunts |
| Jean-Pierre Janic | Stunts |
| Pascal Mercuri | Stunts |
| Jean-Loup Michou | Stunts |
| Alison Parson | Stunts |
| Leslie Rain | Stunts |
| Catherine Robert | Stunts |
| Alain Saugout | Stunts |
| Jean-Pierre Suchet | Stunts |
| Frédéric Vallet | Stunts |
| Nicolas De Peretti | Stunt Double |
| Antonio Guillén Rey | Location Manager |
| Fernando Fortuño | Production Assistant |
| Javier Petit | Second Assistant Director |
| Fernando González | Art Direction |
| Emiliano Merino | Gaffer |
| Luis Miguel Daza | Key Grip |
| José Mazeda | Production Manager |
| Kita Casal-Ribeiro | Location Manager |
| Cristina Mascarenhas | Location Manager |
| João Calvário | Art Direction |
| Madalena Guerreiro | Painter |
| Thomas Duval | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Franck Duchêne | Visual Effects Producer |
| Céline Sene | Visual Effects Producer |
| Xavier Fourmond | Digital Compositor |
| Alexandre Kolasinski | Digital Compositor |
| Jeremie Leroux | Digital Compositor |
| Laure Lacroix | Digital Compositor |
| Roman Polanski | Director, Screenplay |
| Michel Bouis | Stunts |
| Benoit Philippon | Digital Compositor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michel Cheyko | Executive Producer |
| Wolfgang Glattes | Executive Producer |
| Iñaki Núñez | Co-Producer |
| Adam Kempton | Associate Producer |
| Antonio Cardenal | Co-Producer |
| Alain Vannier | Co-Producer |
| Mark Allan | Co-Producer |
| Roman Polanski | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 32 | 46 | 20 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 696 | 806 |
This is a beautiful masterpiece. Mysterious, dark and occult. Everything is great about this movie - the soundtracks, the story, the atmosphere... The sets are Gothic and gloomy, the music is aptly fitting, the acting and scripts even more so; nothing breaks the persistent, unshakable scene and tone ... that is set by Polanski, who has obviously taken into careful consideration every possible factor to create a deeply immersive, memorable experience for the viewer. There's not a single part in the movie which would bore you. I can't think of a single thing wrong with this movie. I can't find any plot mistakes. Actors are delivering superb acting, especially Johnny Depp & movie is very well directed. This movie is a good example that proves that you don't need a ton of action to make a good thriller. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. This movie has so many hidden gems that you need to re-watch over and over to fully grasp the craftsmanship of Polanski's epic movie! And I have seen it more than ten times. That's how great is this movie.
Johnny Depp is near his best in this devilishly demonic detective story. He is an unscrupulous, but knowledgable, New York rare book dealer who is charged by the millionaire Frank Langella to authenticate a text. "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows" may or may not be able to summon the devil - ... or, at least, bestow the owner with some semblance of Satanic power. His search for the truth involves deceit, lust, many murders and a cat and mouse game with deadly consequences. Emmanuelle Seigner is suitably enigmatic as "the girl" - a sort of angelic person with ninja skills and Lena Olin hams it all up nicely as the sex-kitten (with claws) baddie. I enjoyed this; it is a complex supernatural thriller that doesn't try to impress with cheap special effects (though the music can be a little annoying at times); it's well written with a strong cast. At 2½ hours, however, it is too long; there are plenty of establishing shots that could have been trimmed/dumped to up the pace a bit more.