Maps of Movies
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Where The Ninth Gate says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A rare-book hunt across Europe: a Portuguese palace, French castles, and a Toledo street that looks nothing like a Hollywood set
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Scenes and places
The job offer (1999)
Corso, a New York rare book dealer, is hired by the wealthy collector Boris Balkan. Balkan owns a copy of a 17th-century book said to summon the Devil, and wants Corso to check the only two other copies.
Set in New York City — The city where rare book dealer Dean Corso takes the job.
A rare-book trade centre, where an old book can be worth a fortune.
The widow's mansion (1999)
Corso interviews Liana Telfer, the widow of the man who sold Balkan the book. She wants the book back and tries to win it from Corso.
Set in Liana Telfer's mansion — The widow's mansion; the film gives no place name.
A grand French country house, used as the Telfer mansion.
Filmed at Château de Ferrières (Seine-et-Marne, Ferrières-en-Brie, France) — Used as the mansion owned by Liana Telfer. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The restorers of Toledo (1999)
Corso travels to Toledo to see the Ceniza brothers, book restorers who owned Balkan's copy before the Telfers. They show him that only six of the book's nine engravings are signed AT, and three carry a different signature.
Set in Ceniza Brothers' bookshop, Toledo — A book restorers' shop in Toledo.
A street in the old city of Toledo.
Fargas's house in Sintra (1999)
Corso meets Victor Fargas, who owns another copy of the book. Comparing it with his own, Corso finds three engravings signed LCF that differ subtly from the rest, and reports it to Balkan.
Set in Victor Fargas's house, Sintra — The home of collector Victor Fargas. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A palace in the hills above Sintra, used as Fargas's mansion.
Filmed at Biester Palace, Sintra (Biester Palace, Sintra, Portugal) — Used as the mansion of book collector Victor Fargas. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Attacked on a Paris street (1999)
In Paris, Corso is refused by Baroness Kessler, who knows he works for Balkan. Walking outside he is attacked and saved by the woman he calls Green Eyes, who shows seemingly supernatural strength.
Set in A Paris street — A street in Paris where Corso is attacked. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Île Saint-Louis, a quiet island in the Seine in central Paris.
Filmed at Quais de Seine and Café Louis-Philippe, Île Saint-Louis (Île Saint-Louis, Paris, France) — Île Saint-Louis riverbanks and café listed as locations of the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Baroness's foundation (1999)
Corso hides Balkan's book in his hotel and tells Kessler about the LCF engravings. Intrigued, she lets him examine her copy in her library.
Set in Baroness Kessler's foundation, Paris — Home of the Baroness who owns the third copy. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 17th-century mansion on the Île Saint-Louis.
Filmed at Hôtel de Lauzun, 17 quai d'Anjou (Île Saint-Louis, Paris, France) — Exterior used as the Kessler foundation. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The ritual at the family estate (1999)
Green Eyes and Corso track Liana to her family's ancestral manor, where a Satanic cult is performing a rite with Balkan's stolen book. Balkan bursts in to take it back.
Set in Telfer family estate — The ancestral manor of the Telfer family.
The same grand château used for the Telfer house.
Filmed at Château de Ferrières (Seine-et-Marne, Ferrières-en-Brie, France) — Used as the Telfer mansion (this scene on the same château per the article). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Devil's Tower (1999)
Corso finds a clue in Kessler's belongings pointing to a remote castle. There Balkan is preparing to summon the Devil with the nine engravings.
Set in La Tour du Diable — A fictional remote castle on a postcard clue.
A hilltop castle in southern France.
Filmed at Château de Puivert (Aude, Puivert, France) — Used as the fictional La Tour du Diable. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Back at the Toledo shop (1999)
Following a note from Green Eyes, Corso goes back to the Ceniza brothers' shop in Toledo.
Set in Ceniza Brothers' bookshop, Toledo — The Toledo restorers' shop again.
The same Toledo street as the first visit.
Characters
- Dean Corso — A New York rare book dealer hired to compare three copies of a book said to summon the Devil.
- Boris Balkan — A wealthy collector who owns one copy and sends Corso to check the others.
- Green Eyes — A mysterious woman who shadows Corso across Europe.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the Portuguese mansion in The Ninth Gate?
- Where is the Devil's Tower castle in The Ninth Gate?