France, Spain, USA, 1999
133m, 11,969 feet
Super 35mm, colour
Dolby, English
A French/Spanish/American horror film directed by Roman Polanski.
Plot Summary
Antiquarian books dealer Dean Corso tries to unravel the mystery of the ancient a book The Nine Gates of the Kingdom which supposedly allows the reader to invoke the Devil.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Roman Polanski
© 1999 RP Productions
Artisan Entertainment presents a Roman Polanski film. RP Productions, Orly Films, TF1 Films Production. With the participation of BAC Films and Canal+ and Kino Visión. Origen Producciones Cinematográficas with the participation of Vía Digital
Executive Producers: Wolfgang Glattes, Michel Cheyko
Produced by: Roman Polanski
Co-producers: Iñaki Nuñez, Antonio Cardenal, Alain Vannier, Mark Allan
Line Producer: Suzanne Wiesenfeld
Associate Producer: Adam Kempton
Screenplay: John Brownjohn, Enrique Urbizu, Roman Polanski; Anthony Shaffer [uncredited]; Gérard Brach [uncredited]
Based on the novel El Club Dumas by: Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Cinematographer: Darius Khondji
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Music: Wojciech Kilar
Sound Engineer: Jean-Marie Blondel
Costume Designer: Anthony Powell
Make-up Artists: Paul Le Marinel, Liliane Rametta
Hair Styles: Jean-Pierre Berroyer, Bettina Miquaix
Prosthetics: Waldemar Pokromski
Special Effects: Effets Films
Visual Effects: Duboi Special Digital Effects; Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.; Eclair Numerique; Mikros Images
Production Designer: Dean Tavoularis
Shot on location in France, Portugal, Spain and at Studios d'Epinay, Paris
Cast
Johnny Depp (Dean Corso)
Lena Olin (Liana Telfer)
Frank Langella (Boris Balkan)
James Russo (Bernie)
Jack Taylor (Victor Fargas)
José López Rodero (Pablo & Pedro Ceniza)
Allen Garfield (Witkin)
Barbara Jefford (Baroness [Frieda] Kessler)
Emmanuelle Seigner (the girl)
Tony Amoni (Liana's bodyguard)
Willy Holt (Andrew Telfer)
Jacques Dacqmine (old man)
Joe Sheridan (old man's son)
Rebecca Pauly (daughter-in-law)
Catherine Benguigui (concierge)
Maria Ducceshi (secretary)
Jacques Collard (Gruber)
Dominique Pozzetto (desk clerk)
Emmanuel Booz (baker)
Lino Ribeiro De Sousa (hotel porter)
Alternative Titles
9. kapi – Turkish title
Deveta kapija – Serbian title
Deveta vrata – Croatian, Slovenian title
Devintieji vartai – Lithuanian title
I enati pyli – Greek title
Dziewiąte wrota – Polish title
A kilencedik kapu – Hungarian title
Die neun Pforten – Austrian, German title
La neuvième porte – French, French Canadian title
Den niende porten – Norwegian title
The Ninth Gate – English language title
Nionde porten – Swedish Finnish title
A Nona Porta – Portuguese title
La nona porta – Italian title
A noua poarta – Romanian title
La novena puerta – Spanish title
La última puerta – Argentine, Mexican, Peruvian, Uruguayan title
O Último Portal – Brazilian title
Üheksas värav – Estonian title
Yhdeksäs portti – Finnish title
Η ένατη πύλη – Greek title
Деветата порта – Bulgarian title
Девятые врата – Russian title
