A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
Directed by Roman Polanski
hotel
new york city
suicide
library
portugal
obsession
southern france
investigation
antiquary
picture puzzle
castle
satanism
collector
lucifer
devil
demon
millionaire
book store
occult
macabre
rare book
devil worship
gnosticism
irreverent
bibliophilia
sinister
bewildered
ghoulish
ominous
Rank
#81 in 1999·#5025 overall
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Cast
Johnny Depp
Dean Corso
Frank Langella
Boris Balkan
Lena Olin
Liana Telfer
Emmanuelle Seigner
The Girl
Barbara Jefford
Baroness Kessler
Jack Taylor
Victor Fargas
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
Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
Enrique Urbizu
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Darius Khondji
Director of Photography
Roman Polanski
Producer
Laurent Quaglio
Sound Editor
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Novel
Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration
Anthony Powell
Costume Design
John Ward
Steadicam Operator
Popular Reviews
565 reviews
DeclanPRO
3.0★ · 06/10/26
Polanski. Bleh. This movie was entertaining but dragged out and didn’t know what it wanted to be. Meh.
Polanski. Bleh. This movie was entertaining but dragged out and didn’t know what it wanted to be. Meh.
Cami
8.0★ · 05/10/26
me gustan las pelis q terminan en secta... el soundtrack es lo mejor del mundo y el simbolismo me encanta polanski tuvo un hijo con kubrick y salio esto
me gustan las pelis q terminan en secta... el soundtrack es lo mejor del mundo y el simbolismo me encanta polanski tuvo un hijo con kubrick y salio esto
Angel
5.0★ · 04/26/26
2hr movie that could’ve been told in abt 90 mins
2hr movie that could’ve been told in abt 90 mins
Julian Ussery
6.0★ · 03/28/26
I wanted to give this 4 stars so bad but then the last few minutes just ruined it for me
I wanted to give this 4 stars so bad but then the last few minutes just ruined it for me
