The Ninth Gate Ending Explained: What's Up with the Ending?

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The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate Ending Explained
The Ninth Gate Cast
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The Ninth Gate Plot
The Ninth Gate Where to Watch?

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate starring Johnny Depp in the lead role is a thriller film directed and produced by Roman Polanski. The film is partially based on the novel The Club Dumas written by Arturo Perez Reverte in 1993. The film moves around Dean Corso, a rare books dealer who is assigned to prove that a book from the 17th century has a magical secret for convoking the devil. The movie earned around 58.4 million dollars with the budget being around 38 million dollars. The movie had its release in various languages such as French, Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

The movie is partially based on Arturo Perez Reverte’s novel “The Club Dumas”. The production value of the film is impeccable, with stunning visuals, haunting music, and intricate costume design. The film’s score by Wojciech Kilar adds to the eerie and foreboding atmosphere, elevating the film to another level of cinematic excellence.

The Ninth Gate Ending Explained

In the end of the movie, the girl discovers that one of the inscriptions used in Balkan’s ritual was fake, which caused it to fail. She then leaves Dean Corso a note that directs him to the Ceniza brothers’ shop. Eventually, when Corso arrives, the shop is empty, and the brothers are missing.

As a bookcase is removed, a paper falls out of it, which turns out to be the real engraving that depicts a woman riding a dragon-like creature in front of a burning castle. Corso then returns to the castle, where the Ninth Gate seems to have opened for him, and a blinding light emerges.

The Ninth Gate Cast

Cast	Character
Johnny Depp	Dean Corso
Lena Olin	Liana Telfer
Frank Langella	Boris Balkan
James Russo	Bernie Ornstein
Emmanuelle Seigner	The Girl
Jack Taylor	Victor Fargas
Allen Garfield	Witkin
Willy Holt	Andrew Telfer

The Ninth Gate Plot

The movie follows Dean Corso starring Johnny Depp, a rare book dealer who was hired by Boris Balkan, a wealthy collector, to corroborate the original copy of a rare book called “The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows,” which is believed to be able to convoke the devil. Boris believes that only one of the three surviving copies of the book is genuine, and he wants Corso to inspect the remaining books to determine which one is authentic.

During his search, Corso meets a mysterious woman who he suspects is following him. As Corso investigates the other two copies of the books, he encounters many obstacles, including a seductive woman who tries to steal the book, a murdered bookseller, and a Satanic cult that uses the book for a ritual.

In the end, Corso discovers that the book contains nine engravings, and only six are signed by the author while the other three are signed by Lucifer. Corso then realizes that the inscription signed by Lucifer is the key to the book’s authenticity, and he uncovers a ploy that involves Balkan and the mysterious woman who has been following him. In the end, Corso obtains the authentic engraving, and the gates of the Ninth Gate open for him.

The Ninth Gate Where to Watch?

The Ninth Gate starring Johnny Depp is a horror film released in 1999. It is available to watch on Lionsgate. The movie can also be rented on Apple Tv, Google play store, and Youtube on a rental basis or we can also purchase the film. It is a bit too long but not a boring film with decent acting from the star cast and about the story, it is an involving story with beautifully carved characters throughout the film.