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, in the scene where ben gates nicholas cage approaches the presidents birthday party at mt. Pg \r\ntreasure hunter benjamin franklin gates is back on the scene, this time looking for the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2.
It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Book of secrets, ben kidnaps the president at his birthday party in mount vernon who tells ben the book can be found at the library of congress. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. The staircase and reception of lancaster house were used in national treasure. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Funnily enough this was the second time greenwood played the president of the united states, last time he played jfk in thirteen days. His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. 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. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission.
National treasure book of secrets complete score soundtrack trevor rabin 2007. 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, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. 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 treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Director jon turteltaub starring justing bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel genres action, suspense subtitles english cc audio languages english. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Book of secrets 2007 were used as the interior of buckingham palace, where ben makes a scene to distract security. 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 has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets trailer benjamin franklin gates and dr. Nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris, diane kruger, justin bartha, bruce greenwood and helen mirren written by. Nicolas cage, ed harris, helen mirren \r\ndirector. Soundtrack veteran and exyes member trevor rabin composed the score to the hit disney adventure movie national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the.
Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. National treasure book of secrets soundtrack youtube. Who was the country singer in national treasure 2 answers. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore. The last of 2008s monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. Book of secrets brief information national treasure. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Bruce greenwood played the president of the united states in national treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. What song did randy travis perform in national treasure 2. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. 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, and its not nearly as musty as the script. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. National treasure original score trevor rabin songs. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Country crooner and santa fe resident randy travis appears as himself in the new national treasures.
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. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. May 20,2008 here are the sneak peeks from national treasure 2. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. 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 paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter visit amazons ann lloyd page.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. 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. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Its a serviceable, typical accompaniment to a film of this kind, alternating suspenseful orchestration, more uptempo rhythmic passages with percussion and electronics, and an overall sense of racing against danger, as titles like the chase and foot chase indicate. The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series.
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