The Ninth Gate 1999

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NETFLIX Rating : 3.4

IMDB Rating : 6.7

FD Smart Rating : 6.8

Synopsis : An international search for a rare copy of a book brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and Satanic worship.

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Actors:

Johnny Depp , Frank Langella , Lena Olin , Emmanuelle Seigner

Creators:

Arturo Perez-Reverte , John Brownjohn , Roman Polanski

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Mystery, Thriller

Release Date:

1999

Run Time:

2h13m

Maturity Rating:

violence, horror and a brief sex scene

In New York, the money-driven dealer Dean Corso is a rare-books expert and partner of Bernie, who owns a bookstore. He is contacted by the renowned collector of books about the devil Boris Balkan, who has just acquired the rare The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows from the collector Andrew Telfer, to verify whether his book is authentic or a forgery. Balkan explains that the book was written by the writer Aristide Torchia, in 1666, with Lucifer and he was burned at the stake with his entire work. There are only three exemplars of The Nine Gates and in accordance with the legend, its nine engravings form a riddle to conjure the devil. The skeptical Corso accepts the assignment and has to fly to Sintra, Portugal, and Paris, France, to contact the owners Victor Fargas and Baroness Kessler and find the genuine exemplar for Balkan. Meanwhile, he asks Bernie to hide the rare book. Before traveling to Europe, the widow Liana Telfer wants to retrieve the book and has sex with Corso, but he does not accept her offer. When Corso returns to Bernie's bookstore, he finds his friend murdered in the same position of an engraving. Corso travels to Toledo, Spain, to meet the Ceniza twin brothers and learn more about The Nine Gates. During his journey in Europe, Corso is pursued by Liana and her bodyguard, who belong to the sect The Order of the Silver Serpents, and is protected by a mysterious Girl with supernatural powers. Meanwhile, the owners of the two other exemplars of The Nine Gates are murdered. Corso becomes obsessed with the book and discloses the truth about it.