National treasure book of secrets keystone forum tripadvisor. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. Abigail chase who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2007 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film, national treasure. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2008 adventure film and. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed.
Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial. The critical consensus on rotten tomatoes calls it fun but criticizes the plot. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. 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.
Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. 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. Charlotte meerschaum pipe the legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fiftyfive in iron pen, mr. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2008 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Directed by 1 writing credits 10 cast 168 produced by 10 music by 1 cinematography by 2 film editing by 2 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1.
Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate.
Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. In 1865, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle, enter a tavern and approach thomas. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much.
Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter. 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. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets trailer while ben gates is presenting new information about john wilkes booth and the 18 pages missing from booths diary, a man by the name of mitch wilkinson stands up and presents a missing page of john wilkes booths diary. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the history to the united states. Book of secrets opens with a page from john wilkes booth, the one that blames great grandpa gates for lincolns murder. Book of secrets to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Book of secrets 2007 tt0465234 benjamin franklin gates and dr. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Kaufen sie national treasure 2 book of secrets gunstig ein.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. National treasure was released worldwide on november 19, 2004. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to 2004s national treasure. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks.
There are many clues in national treasure and national treasure. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones picture. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Nicolas cage returns as benjamin franklin gates, who finds himself having to prove the innocence of his greatgreatgrandfather thomas, who is newly discovered to be a conspirator in assassination of president abraham lincoln. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. Nicolas cage, diane kruger, ed harris, harvey keitel, helen mirren, jon voight, justin bartha, bruce. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold.
It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Mount rushmore national memorial highway 244, keystone, south dakota, usa. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. 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. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. Cleveland row, st jamess, london, sw1 much of the mayhem takes place in the heart of the city of london s business district some way to the east, on cornhill a stretch of road seen in bridget joness diary and suffragette, near the bank of england. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch.
Book of secrets, national treasure book of secrets, 0465234, national treasure 2, national treasure 2. 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. Jon turteltaub returns as director and diane kruger, justin bartha. Directed by 1 writing credits 10 cast 168 produced by 10 music by 1 cinematography by 2. So imagine his horror when another selfproclaimed patriot, mitch wilkinson, asserts that a gates ancestor was a mastermind in the assassination of bens favorite president. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. 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. In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.