The Ninth Gate (1999)
| Release Date | 25 August 1999 |
| Budget | $38,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $19,000,000 |
| Tagline | Every book has a life of its own... |
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | SpainFranceUSA |
| Filming Locations | Challet Biester, Rampa da Pena, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Language | English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Amateur Sleuths, Priceless Artifacts and Prized Objects, Devil Worship, Americans Abroad |
| Tones | Lurid, Ominous, Atmospheric, Deliberate, Sexy |
| Tags | Authority, Book, Collector, Legend [fable], Rare, Satanic, Track [track And Field], Wealth |
The Ninth Gate (1999) is a European-production movie, directed by Roman Polanski. It is a neo-noir, mystery thriller about the rare book business, wherein rare-book dealer Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is hired by bibliophile Boris Balkan (Frank Langella) to validate a seventeenth-century copy of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, by Aristide Torchia, and what he encounters en route.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Barbara Jefford
Baroness Kessler
José López Rodero
Pablo & Pedro Ceniza, 1st & 2nd Workmen
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 Ducceschi
Secretary
Jacques Collard
Gruber
Dominique Pozzetto
Desk Clerk
Emanuel Booz
Baker
Lino Ribeiro De Sousa
Hotel Porter
Asil Raïs
Cabby
Bernard Richier
Cafe Owner
Marinette Richier
Cafe Owner
Samuel de Luze
Extra
Christopher Goodman
American Businessman
Lee Michelsen
Homeless
Jacquelyn Toman
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Director
Writer
John Brownjohn
Enrique Urbizu
Producer
Mark Allan
co-producer
Antonio Cardenal
co-producer
Michel Cheyko
executive producer
Wolfgang Glattes
executive producer
Adam Kempton
associate producer
Iñaki Núñez
co-producer
Alain Vannier
co-producer
Suzanne Wiesenfeld
line producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Hervé de Luze
Casting Director
Howard Feuer
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Production Designer
Dean Tavoularis
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Art Director
Gérard Viard
Set Decorator
Philippe Turlure
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Costume Designer
Anthony Powell
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Makeup Department
Jean-Pierre Berroyer
hair stylist
Michel Demonteix
hair stylist: Ms Olin
Paul Le Marinel
makeup artist
Bettina Miquaix
hair stylist
Waldemar Pokromski
prosthetic makeup artist
Liliane Rametta
makeup artist
Jean-Luc Russier
makeup artist: Ms. Olin
Production Manager
P. Todd Coe
post-production supervisor
Bruce Everett
post-production supervisor
José López Rodero
production manager: Spanish crew
José Mazeda
production manager: Portuguese crew
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Campi-Lemaire
assistant director
Michel Cheyko
first assistant director
Christopher Gachet
assistant director
Javier Petit
second assistant director: Spain
Art Department
Gilles Allou
construction head
Didier Bautz
head plasterer
Daniel Bevan
assistant props
Yves Blanchard
head carpenter
João Calvário
art director: Portugal
Benoît Clémenceau
prop buyer
Carine Demoustier
painter: Portugal
Jean-Michel Ducourty
assistant props
Jean-Paul Gaillot
construction coordinator
Madalena Guerreiro
painter: Portugal
Patrick Jamot
stand-by painter
Yann Le Moigne
props
Delphine Mabed
assistant props
Philippe Margottin
props
Jacques Moissignac
swing gang
Claude Périnet
head painter
Gilbert Piéri
prop master
Gilles Piéri
assistant property master
Jean Poinot
assistant construction coordinator
Arnaud Putman
swing gang
Jacques Quinternet
prop buyer
Bernard Schlegel
drapery
Francisco Sole
engravings
Michel Vialla
propman
Yvan Hart
plasterer
Sound Department
Nicolas Becker
foley artist
Jean-Marie Blondel
sound engineer
Katia Boutin
adr editor
Assia Dnednia
assistant foley artist
Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras
adr boom operator
Lionel Le Bras
adr boom operator
Anne Le Campion
sound re-recording mixer
Frédéric Pardon
assistant sound engineer
Francis Perrard
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Laurent Quaglio
sound editor
Keenan Wyatt
sound technician
Special Effects
Gilbert Piéri
special effects
Gilles Piéri
special effects assistant
Christophe Robin
colorist
Jean-Louis Trinquier
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Scott E. Anderson
senior visual effects supervisor: SPI
Thierry Beaumel
visual effects supervisor: Mikros Images
Christophe Belena
scanning/transfer: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Sandra Belin
scanning/transfer: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Sophie Blanc
visual effects supervisor: Mikros Image
Lindsay Hallett
visual effects coordinator: SPI
Marguerite Cargill
digital compositor: SPI
Arnaud Chelet
digital compositor: Eclair Numerique
Christophe Courgeau
digital artist: Mikros Images
Claire Cuinier
digital artist: Mikros Images
Serge Dautheribes
digital artist: Mikros Images
Lisa Deaner
digital compositor: SPI
Sophie Denize
visual effects supervisor: Mikros Image
Franck Duchene
visual effects production: Duboi
Thomas Duval
visual effects supervisor: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Nancy Evans
roto artist: SPI
Cédric Fayolle
digital artist: Mikros Image
Valérie Flouquet
Cineon operator: Eclair Numerique
Doug Forrest
digital compositor: SPI
Xavier Fourmond
digital compositor: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Gilles Gaillard
digital color grader: Mikros Image
Aline Garcia
assistant scanning and recording operator: Eclair Numerique
Emmanuel Gondeau
digital artist: Mikros Images
Scott Gordon
computer animation: SPI
Simon Haslett
digital compositor: SPI
Alex Hegedus
HSC technical assistant: SPI
Alexandre Kolasinski
digital compositor: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Krao
digital artist: Mikros Images
Laure Lacroix
digital compositor: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Pascal Laurent
digital artist: Mikros Images
Jeremie Leroux
digital compositor: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Mark Alan Loso
digital compositor: SPI
Karine Marchandou
visual effects production coordinator: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Gaston Marcotti
Cineon operator: Eclair Numerique
Malika Mazauric
Cineon operator: Eclair Numerique
Julien Meesters
digital artist: Mikros Images
Frederic Moreau
visual effects supervisor: Mikros Image
Sarah Moreau
visual effects supervisor: Mikros Image
Shannon Noble
digital compositor: SPI
Marc Paccosi
roto artist: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Benoit Philippon
digital compositor
Francis Polve
digital artist: Mikros Images
Pablo Ponce
digital color grader: Mikros Images
Olivier Poujaud
roto artist: Duboi Special Digital Effects
Kelley Ray
visual effects supervisor: SPI
Jody Rogers
visual effects editor: SPI
Michael Scheffe
visual effects art director: SPI
Céline Sene
visual effects production: Duboi
Antoine Simkine
visual effects executive producer: Duboi
Philippe Soeiro
visual effects supervisor: Eclair Numerique
Gérard Soirant
scanning and recording operator: Eclair Numerique
Christine Szymkowiak
digital artist: Mikros Images
David Takayama
digital compositor: SPI
Renée Tymn
digital compositor: SPI
Edouard Valton
visual effects production supervisor: Duboi
Stephane Verriere
Cineon operator: Eclair Numerique
Jean-Marie Vives
matte painter: Duboi
Jacquie Barnbrook
visual effects producer
Andre Brizard
digital compositor
Stéphanie Dargent
matte painter
Thierry Delobel
digital compositor
Séverine De Wever
production coordinator
Tony Diep
digital artist
François Dupuy
I/O technician
Thomas F. Ford IV
high speed compositing digital production manager
Rip Hampton O'Neil
director of reseach and development: Duboi
Anthony Harris
assistant color timer
Christian Hejnal
visual effects production assistant
Afif Heukeshoven
digital artist
Chia-Chi Hu
digital compositor
Joanie Karnowski
digital matchmoving artist: SPI
Peregrine MacCafferty
roto artist
Johann Quéré
visual effects
Nicolas Rey
3D supervisor
Georges Tornero
digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo
digital compositor
Stunts
Marc Amyot
stunt double
Michel Bouis
stunts
André Cagnard
stunts
Rémi Canaple
stunts
Patrick Cauderlier
stunts
Nicolas De Peretti
stunt double
Richard Dieux
stunt coach
Dominique Fouassier
stunt coordinator
Jean Girard
stunts
Jean-Pierre Janic
stunts
Jean-Claude Lagniez
car stunt coordinator
Pascal Mercuri
stunts
Jean-Loup Michon
stunts
Alison Parson
stunts
Leslie Rain
stunts
Catherine Robert
stunts
Alain Saugout
stunts
Jean-Pierre Suchet
stunts
Francis Terzian
stunts
Frédéric Vallet
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Bialas
focus puller
Bernard Brégier
head grip
Riccardo Brunner
Steadicam operator
Gerard Buffard
grip
Carlos Cabeceran
Steadicam operator
Andre Chemetoff
assistant camera
Luis Miguel Daza
head grip: Spain
Cendrine Dedise
assistant camera
Pascal Delaunay
grip
Alain Dondin
best boy
Roland Dondin
electrician
Hugues Espinasse
clapper loader, assistant camera
Jean Harnois
camera operator
Jean-Claude LeBras
gaffer
Christian Martinello
grip
Emiliano Merino
gaffer: Spain
Peter Mountain
still photographer
Marc Mulero
electrician
David Nissen
assistant camera
Eric Nové
grip
Marc Nove
electrician
Gérard Rival
grip
Vince Rodriguez
electrician
Bruno Seffino
electrician
Christian Thurot
generator operator
John Ward
Steadicam operator
Jörg Widmer
Steadicam operator
Patrick de Ranter
Steadicam operator
Raphael Jourdan
additional grip
Igor Srubshchik
video playback operator: New York
Alain Tanguy
electrician
Lee Vickery
additional film loader
Casting Department
Frederic Caillierez
assistant casting: France
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
casting director: France
Meredith Tucker
casting associate
Lucky Englander
casting: Austria/Germany
Fritz Fleischhacker
casting: Austria/Germany
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nathalie Cercuel
costumer
Laurence Guindollet
costumer
Véronique Portebois
dresser
Germinal Rangel
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Jay Coquillon
post-production coordinator
Elise Fievet
assistant editor
Beatrice Herminie
assistant editor
Yvan Lucas
color supervisor
Bruno Patin
color timer
Christophe Pinel
assistant editor
Pierre Réali
color timer
Music Department
Nancy Allen
assistant music editor
Jan Holzner
assistant score engineer
Stepán Konícek
conductor
Suzana Peric
music editor
Vladimir Pilar
concert master
Phil Rowlands
assistant score engineer
James Timperley
assistant score engineer
John Timperley
score engineer
Rudolf Wiedermann
orchestra contractor
Transportation Department
Phillipe Ayachi
driver
Oreste Canakis
driver
John Dawson
driver
Johan Graslin
driver
Michel Lazovich
driver
Ghislain Le Guisquet
driver
Philippe Mayer
driver
Pilar Robla
transportation captain: Spain
Mamadou Sall
driver
Other Crew
Jean-Marc Abbou
location manager
Julie Adams
dialogue coach
Ginette Angosse
production coordinator: Spain
Sophie Audier
assistant script supervisor
Eric Aufèvre
location assistant
Frederic Bacchi
location assistant
Olivier Bardot
production assistant
Sylvette Baudrot
script supervisor
Simona Benzakein
unit publicist
Frederic Bonafous
executive: Erato Records
Jean-Pierre Bonnet
assistant production accountant
Adela Borovickova
studio coordinator
Patrick Boshart
location scout
David Brones
production assistant
Stephan Bruton
executive: Erato Records
Kita Casal-Ribeiro
location manager: Portugal
Karine Caumeil
assistant production accountant
Béatrice Cavet
stand-in
Diane Conn
production accountant
Yann Cuinet
production assistant
Isabelle Dassonville
assistant: Roman Polanski
Christi Dembrowski
assistant: Johnny Depp
Laetitia Dom
production secretary
Joseph Drezga
stand-in
Reynold D'Silva
executive: Silva Screen Records
Juraj Durovic
studio director
Vanessa Flynn
assistant: Mark Allan
Fernando Fortuño Citoler
production assistant: Spain
Yusuf Gandhi
executive: Silva Screen Records
Chris Gandois
movement coach
Antonio Guillén Rey
location manager: Spain
Buck Holland
assistant: Johnny Depp
Michel Jules
stand-in
Wilhelm Laligant
production accountant
Alexandre Lassere
production assistant
Olivier Lhoste
location assistant
Juan José López Angosse
production trainee: Spain
Cristina Mascarenhas
location manager: Portugal
François Mathieu
production assistant
José Miguel Mendiola
accountant: Spain
Flore Michiels
assistant: Mr. Depp
Tim Oldham
executive: Erato Records
Franklin Pedrosa
production assistant
Fabien Pondevaux
location scout
Julien Pruvot
production assistant
Lydie Ques
stand-in
Emmanuel Rigaut
production assistant
Laura Sanchez-Vizcaino
production trainee: Spain
Franziska Severin
dialogue coach
David Stoner
executive: Silva Screen Records
Eric Thierry
stand-in
Lea Torreadrado
production assistant
Valentine Traclet
assistant script supervisor
Marc-Antoine Trani
production assistant
Sylvain Truchot
production assistant
Alain Vildieu
production assistant
Blanche Wiesenfeld
production coordinator
Matthew K. Coleman
producers office assistant
Andrew Golov
studio executive
Timothy Scott Ralston
studio projectionist
Cathy Ziehl
assistant to studio vice president
Thanks
Brigitte Brauner
special thanks: La Mairie De Paris
Ray Marston
special thanks
Mireille Munch
special thanks
Production Company
Araba Films
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Bac Films
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Canal+
Kino Vision
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Live Entertainment
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Origen Producciones Cinematograficas S.A.
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Orly Films
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R.P. Productions
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TF1 Films Productions
Vía Digital
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Distributor
20th Century Fox of Germany
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Araba Films
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Argentina Video Home
Artisan Entertainment
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Bac Films
Budapest Film
Divisa Home Video
Filmes Lusomundo
GAGA Communications
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GAGA Humax Inc.
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Independent Films
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Odeon
Scanbox Entertainment
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures Benelux
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Warner Bros.
Yorin
Special Effects
Duboi
Effets Films
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Mikros Image
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
Éclair Numérique
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
Air France
special thanks
Airways Partenaire
travel agency
Ambassador Limo
limo service
Angels & Bermans, Paris
special thanks
Audio 2425
system dailies
Automobiles Peugeot
special thanks
BMW France
special thanks
Barrandov Studios
score recorded at
Car Grip
truck rental
Chateau de Ferrieres
special thanks
Chateau de Puivert
special thanks
Cine Cascade
picture vehicles
Cine Echafaudage Services
scaffolding
Ciné Lumières de Paris
ra lighting equipment
Cinésyl
grip equipment
City National Bank
production financing
Copthorne Studio
score mastered at
Direct Son
sound equipment
Erato Records
courtesy of: Sumi Jo's performance
Espace Services
security
Film Media Consultants
product placement
Films (Guernsey) Ltd.
production financing arrangement
Galerie Claude Bernard
special thanks
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
financial legal services
Hotel Cayre
special thanks
Intellectual Properties Management
licensor: The King Estate
International Film Guarantors
completion bond
Jeremy Walker + Associates
publicity
Key Grip System
grip equipment
La Ville De Pontoise
special thanks
Le Bras Communications
walkie talkies
Locafête
catering
Louis Vuitton - Malletier à Paris
special thanks
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mail services
Motion Control Cameras Ltd.
visual effects
Motorola
special thanks
Otto Nemenz International
extra camera equipment
Picto
still processing
Prefecture de Paris
special thanks
Ricoh France
special thanks
Rover France
special thanks
S.N.C.F.
special thanks
Samalga
extra camera equipment
Shell France
special thanks
Silva Screen Records
soundtrack
Societe Boucheron
special thanks
Sonetrans
customs broker
Studio 107
special thanks
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trailers
Studio Smecky
score recorded at
Stylos Mont Blanc
special thanks
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lighting equipment
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