“In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.”
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
Themes & Keywords
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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.