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National Treasure

In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.

20046.62h 11m

Overview

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Written by Cormac Wibberley, Jim Kouf, Marianne Wibberley
Produced by Jon Turteltaub, Jerry Bruckheimer
Box OfficeBudget: $100.0MRevenue: $347.5M

Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Benjamin Franklin Gates

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Abigail Chase

Justin Bartha

Justin Bartha

Riley Poole

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Ian Howe

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Patrick Gates

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Peter Sadusky

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

John Adams Gates

David Dayan Fisher

David Dayan Fisher

Shaw

Stewart Finlay-McLennan

Stewart Finlay-McLennan

Powell

Oleg Taktarov

Oleg Taktarov

Shippen

Themes & Keywords

new york citytreasurephiladelphia, pennsylvaniawashington dc, usariddlefbitranslationexpeditionsecret societyfamily historywall streettreasure hunthistorical figurechurcharchaeologistrevisionist historybased on myths, legends or folkloreamerican revolutionusa historyrevolutionary waraircraft carrierfather son conflictfather son relationshipdecipheranxioushidden historylincoln memorialhistory and legacyfictionalized historynational archivesarchaeologyben franklindeclaration of independencesecret historyarctic circlehistorical artifactsindependence hall

About National Treasure

National Treasure is a adventure, action, thriller, mystery film released in 2004 exploring themes of new york city, treasure, philadelphia, pennsylvania, washington dc, usa, riddle, fbi. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, it stars Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha. Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

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