The Ninth Gate

(1999)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 3,458 votes

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Year: 1999

Runtime: 133 мин

Country: Spain, France

Director: Роман Полански

Cast: Джонни Депп, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Эмманюэль Сенье, Barbara Jefford, Джек Тейлор, José López Rodero, Tony Amoni, Джеймс Руссо, Willy Holt

Plot

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.

Hired by the zealous occult scholar Boris Balkan to verify the authenticity of his most prized possession, the unscrupulous New York City rare-book dealer Dean Corso is unaware that his life is in grave danger. Because, whether he likes it or not, forces beyond comprehension have already chosen him. And right from the start, thick mystery shrouds the diligent book detective's perilous mission. Now, in this soul-condemning quest for clues, there is no turning back--from afar, a cryptic woman with a penetrating gaze follows Corso's every step. But as the intricate mystical engravings of the diabolical leather-bound opus unfold their unfathomable secrets, only one will receive the key to dark enlightenment. However, the question remains. Who is worthy of the tome's glorious black gifts and the ultimate truth of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows?