The Ninth Gate is a 1999 film based on the novel The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Spanning several genres, The Ninth Gate is a mix of mystery, horror thriller, and neo-noir, and additionally portrays facets of the rare book business. The film was co-written and directed by Roman Polanski, and stars Johnny Depp as Dean Corso, a rare-book dealer hired by a book collector (Frank Langella) to validate a copy of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, a book by 17th century author Aristide Torchia. The film premiered in San Sebastián, Spain on August 25, 1999, a month before the 47th San Sebastian International Film Festival and was a critical and commercial failure in North America as most reviewers felt that it fell short of Polanski’s best known supernatural thriller, Rosemary's Baby. The Ninth Gate managed to turn a profit with a worldwide box office gross of $58.4 million, well above its $38 million budget. Directed by Roman Polanski Produced by Roman Polanski Written by John Brownjohn Enrique Urbizu Roman Polanski (screenplay) Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novel) Starring Johnny Depp Lena Olin Frank Langella Emmanuelle Seigner Music by Wojciech Kilar Cinematography Darius Khondji Editing by Hervé de Luze Distributed by Artisan Entertainment Release date(s) August 25, 1999 (Spain, France and Belgium) Running time 133 minutes Country Spain France Language English, French, Latin Budget $38,000,000 Gross revenue $58,401,898 (worldwide)
The Ninth Gate is a 1999 film based on the novel The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Spanning se...
