---
title: 'The Ninth Gate (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '1999-08-25'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ninth-gate-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142688/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ninth Gate (1999)

1999 · 133 min · Horror, Mystery, Crime, Thriller · France, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

The Ninth Gate is a 1999 neo-noir horror thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas. The film stars Johnny Depp as a dealer of rare books who is tasked with authenticating a 17th-century book that, if used correctly, can summon the Devil.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Enrique Urbizu](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-urbizu), [John Brownjohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-brownjohn)
- **Producer:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wojciech Kilar](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-kilar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Darius Khondji](https://cinepixo.com/people/darius-khondji)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Rebecca Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-pauly)
- [Willy Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-holt) as Andrew Telfer
- [Joe Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-sheridan) as son of old man
- [Lena Olin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-olin) as Liana Telfer
- [Jack Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-taylor) as Victor Fargas
- [Jacques Dacqmine](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dacqmine) as old man
- [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- [Allen Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-garfield) as Witkin
- [James Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-russo) as Bernie
- [Emmanuelle Seigner](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-seigner) as http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/532c84ca65b5f673bcfeafa39acaaafc
- [Barbara Jefford](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-jefford) as Baronesse Frieda Kessler
- [Catherine Benguigui](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-benguigui)
- [Emmanuel Booz](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-booz)
- [Jacques Collard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-collard)
- [Johnny Depp](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-depp) as Dean Corso

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ninth-gate-1999
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