Story Line
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.
“Every book has a life of its own.”
Top 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
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1999-08-25
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
MysteryThrillerHorror
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User Reviews (2)
Dean
10/10
•8/31/2022This is a beautiful masterpiece. Mysterious, dark and occult. Everything is great about this movie - the soundtracks, the story, the atmosphere... The sets are Gothic and gloomy, the music is aptly fitting, the acting and scripts even more so; nothin...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•8/28/2023Johnny Depp is near his best in this devilishly demonic detective story. He is an unscrupulous, but knowledgable, New York rare book dealer who is charged by the millionaire Frank Langella to authenticate a text. "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Sha...