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Based loosely on the novel "The Club Dumas".

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Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, James Russo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford, Jack Taylor, Tony Amoni, Jose Lopez, Willy Holt
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural, Thriller
Release Date: August 25, 1999
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Writer: Roman Polanski
Runtime: 133 minutes
Studio: Canal+, Artisan Entertainment

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review by rbuchanan. June 28, 2011

Scribe and Hunters

Those most conspicuous qualities of Polanski's unfairly maligned pan-European adventure invites comparison to his classic Rosemary's Baby. Adapted from novels concerning obsession with satanic ritual and invocation, both films challenge the pertinence of the horror rubric. Although the mephistophelian transgressions of Rosemary's Baby are couched in a topic of maternity, The Ninth Gate ventures a cryptic, circuitous route through a preoccupation more abstruse than it ought be: bibliophilia. … more

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review by Count_Orlok_22. December 23, 2008

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An Incendiary Thriller

Controversial director Roman Polanski (Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown) has a talent for creating suspenseful films that utilize character actors in roles, which allow them to be ambiguous and amorphous. In his thriller, The Ninth Gate, he returns to the genres he seems to be the most comfortable with: psychological suspense, and horror. Loosely based upon the book El Club Dumas, which was written by acclaimed Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Ninth Gate is a straightforward … more

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review by Captain_Couth. May 02, 2009

The Ninth Gate of Hell

The Ninth Gate (1999) was Roman Polanski's return to the horror genre. This tale takes place in France and it stars American ex-patriate Johnny Depp. Former mac daddy Frank Langella, Lena Olin and Polanski's hot wife Emmanulle Seigner co-star as well. An investigator of sorts (Johnny Depp) is hired by a rich collector (Frank Langella) to search for a rare and possible demonic book. Lena Olin is a rival collector and occultist who wants the book for her own personal gain and Ms. Polanski is Depp's … more

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