The Ninth Gate

Genre:Mystery / Thriller
Release:2000 March
Length:2H., 13 min.

Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a rare books-dealer whose motivation is only for financial gain. He swindles a naïve couple from a set of rare and priceless books, narrowly beating out a rival dealer. A very rich book collector by the name of Boris Balkan (Frank Langella) hires Corso to validate his recently purchased copy of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows by 17th century author Aristide Torchia. It is one of only three copies that exist in the world. The book contains nine engravings which, when correctly deciphered and the interpretations properly spoken, are supposed to summon the Devil.
Balkan claims the book may be a forgery, and hires Corso to travel to Europe, assess the other two known copies, find out whether any are genuine and if so, acquire them for Balkan.


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