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. 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. 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. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. 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. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure.
Returning director turteltaub takes excellent advantage of his colorful. Anne chamfort s great book of secrets paperback january 1, 1993 by anne chamfort author 5. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage took over the top spot at.
Ben gates wanted to prove innocence of his greatgreat grandfather for being the grand architect of. Book of secrets cast nicolas cage explains national treasure character as national treasure. Chamfort is considered one of frances greatest clairvoyants with a rare gift for prediction. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets.
This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. Anne chamforts great book of secrets paperback january 1, 1993 by anne chamfort author 5. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. National treasure 2 is actually quite bad in a totally good way.
Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. It was the perfect mix of da vinci code level intelligence and action that would make indiana jones proud. Its not setting out to break any new ground, its simply out to entertain you and keep you occupied for two hours and in that regard national treasure. A book where she doesnt fall in love and get married in the end and even if it does, its not the major endingtakeaway of the book so recently i read jane eyre and also watched little women and i was just wondering that even in these very feminist texts, the protagonist does end of falling in love and marrying in the end. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure.
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. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. From jerry bruckheimer, producer of pirates of the caribbean, comes the definitive national treasure. National treasure box office gold national treasure. Approximately 142 years later, thomass greatgreatgrandson ben gates delivers a lecture on the story at a civilian heroes conference. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Which is great for me to find books at a great price that my son will actually read.
The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Get closer to the edge of your seat with the 2disc collectors edition bluray of this thrilling adventure starring academy awardr winners jon voight best actor, coming home, 1978 and nicolas cage best actor, leaving las vegas, 1995 as benjamin franklin gates. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. 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. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. 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. It was dark, i poured some liquid into a tall glass, took a sip, and realized it was actually rum. Book of secrets message board to discuss this game with other members. That being said, i did eventually watch the first national treasure and actually loved it. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. 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. At the end of the movie, the president asks ben if he can. Book of secrets, we learn that when the president takes office, he inherits a book full of secret information.
Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. The script was close, but not so great that the studio. Book of secrets is surprisingly good value for money. 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. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets bluray.
The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Books similar to the premise of the movie national treasure. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed. Shortly following the release of national treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Thomas gates, bens greatgrandfather, is mentioned on the page. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Book of secrets cleans up at the box office, its star. Fisher, stewart finlaymclennan, oleg taktarov, stephen a. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. 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. The first time i ever got drunk was during a drinking game to the 2007 movie 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. National treasures book of secrets on display at the library of. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. He was secretary to louis xvis sister, and of the jacobin club. Book of secrets, cheats, cheat codes, wallpapers and more for dvd. Hcm cityvns anne chamfort, an astrologer and psychic of international repute, is visiting vi.
His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Jerry bruckheimer and jon turteltaub in national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2.
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