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the ninth gate (1999)

Original title: the ninth gate
Production: USA|127 min
Thriller, Fantasy
Poster of movie the ninth gate
new york: dean corso, mercenary seeker of ancient books, accepts the task of the very rich bibliophile boris balkan to trace the last two copies of the seventeenth-century volume 'the nine gates of the kingdom of the shadows', and compare the illustrations with those of the copy of the same balkan, in order to verify its authenticity. the mission turns out to be full of dangers, curses and deaths. corso, protected by a diabolically angelic creature, will go to the end.

Festivals and awards

EFA - European Film Award 1999 - logo EFA - European Film Award European University Film Award
Assigned to: Roman Polanski

Origin of the subject

dal libro: el club dumas (1993, Arturo Pérez-Reverte)

Direction

Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski: regista

Production and Screenplay

Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski: produttore
Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski: sceneggiatore
Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola: produttore esecutivo
John Brownjohn: sceneggiatore
Enrique Urbizu: sceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

dean corso
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp(età:36)
la ragazza
Emmanuelle SeignerEmmanuelle Seigner(età:33)
Liana Telfer
Lena OlinLena Olin(età:44)
Boris Balkan
Frank LangellaFrank Langella(età:59)
Bernie
James RussoJames Russo(età:46)
victor fargas
Jack Taylor (attore)(età:63)
pablo e pedro ceniza
José Lopez rodero
witkin
Allen GarfieldAllen Garfield(età:60)
baronessa Kessler
Barbara JeffordBarbara Jefford(età:69)
andrew telfer
Willy Holt(età:78)

Technical staff

Darius KhondjiDarius Khondji: direttore della fotografia
Dean TavoularisDean Tavoularis: scenografo
Wojciech Kilar: musiche
Hervé De luze: montatore

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1999)

Giorgio LopezGiorgio Lopez Voice of Jack Taylor (attore)
Pinella DraganiPinella Dragani Voice of Lena Olin
Miranda BonanseaMiranda Bonansea Voice of Barbara Jefford
Luciano De AmbrosisLuciano De Ambrosis Voice of Frank Langella
Riccardo RossiRiccardo Rossi Voice of Johnny Depp
Francesco PannofinoFrancesco Pannofino Voice of James Russo
Micaela EsdraMicaela Esdra Voice of Emmanuelle Seigner