It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. On that page are the names of the lincoln assassination conspirators. Director john turteltaub and nicolas cage reteam for this sequel to 2004s national treasure. In this installment, archeologist benjamin gates cage sets out to uncover the truth about abraham. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. There are no extras after the credits of national treasure. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets hit theaters, but cage is still optimistic fans of the series could see another installment.
It is reported that nicolas cage really appreciated to hang out of the usa for national treasure 2, so one may bet that he will travel again in national treasure 3. Fbi agent and the same national archivist, plus benjamin franklin gates. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. He gave thomas gates the clue the secret lies with charlotte, a vital clue to finding the templar treasure. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie.
Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Appearances national treasure charles carroll was the last surviving signer of the declaration of independence. Treasure hunter ben gates and his father are confronted with evidence that an ancestor of theirs helped assassinate abraham lincoln, so they must recruit allies old and new to. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. The truth behind national treasure book of secrets. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from.
The first couple of minutes includes a background of famous text, phrases, and clues from the movie. Treasure hunter, ben gates, once again sets out on an exhilarating, action packed, global quest to unearth hidden history. Charles carroll gates is the only son of thomas gates and to who in his dying decloration after being shot by a friend of john wilkes booth, said the clue the debt that all men pay. In book 2 of the national treasure, ben gates wanted to prove innocence of his greatgreat grandfather for being the grand architect of the lincoln assassination.
Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Charles carroll gates national treasure wiki fandom. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. National treasure book of secrets clip crashing the. Approximately 142 years later, thomass greatgreatgrandson ben gates delivers a lecture on the story at a civilian heroes conference. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4.
Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. Book of secrets is a worthy enough successor to the first national treasure movie, and continues its tradition of well, just having a helluva lot of fun with american history. He and abigail have broken up, but are reunited during the treasure hunt. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets.
San francisco, ca prweb january 2, 2008 will the real ben gates please stand up. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. Agent sadusky harvey keitel tells ben that a secret book has the information he needs. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been.
Dan dillman the grandson of ray dillman a treasure hunterresearcher who first initiated his familys quest for montezumas treasure and the lost city of gold, has produced an 80minute documentary, secrets of the stone tablets in search of montezumas treasure with historically accurate information, 3d re. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Gates completes the deciphering and discovers that its a clue to a great treasure, but when gates learns who they are, he rips out pages that had the clue and tried to burn them, he was then shot. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Dan dillman the grandson of ray dillman a treasure hunterresearcher who first initiated his familys quest for montezumas treasure and the lost city of gold, has produced an 80minute documentary, secrets of the stone tablets in search of montezumas treasure with historically accurate information, 3d. Book of secrets brief information national treasure. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video.
Jan 02, 2008 san francisco, ca prweb january 2, 2008 will the real ben gates please stand up. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. Ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. Dec 21, 2007 director john turteltaub and nicolas cage reteam for this sequel to 2004s national treasure. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. Book of secrets ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. Book of secrets, his family name is threatened by mitch wilkinson, and he finds himself hunting for the legendary seven cities of gold. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Charles carroll gates is the only son of thomas gates, and was there the night he was shot.
When bens request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. When a film does very well at the box office it is only natural that a sequel will quickly get the green light for production. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to.
Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. There are no extras during the rest of the credits of national treasure. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to. Ben gates might have found the treasure from the temple of solomon in national treasure, but there was still more treasure out there, as he proved in national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 youtube.
Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. The box office smash featured nicolas cage as ben gates, an. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his. One of the 18 missing pages has been discovered by jeb wilkinson ed harris. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of.
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