The Ninth Gate

1999 · 133 min · dir. Roman Polanski

The Ninth Gate is a 1999 mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas. The film stars Johnny Depp as a dealer of rare books who is tasked with authenticating a 17th-century book that, if used correctly, can summon the Devil. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.