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. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. Charlotte meerschaum pipe the legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fiftyfive in iron pen, mr. Long overshadowed by the prestige of eisensteins work, the film is. The plot centers around a family of treasure hunters, named the gates, who search for the preservation of lost valuables from the history of the usa. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, benjamin franklin gates greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirato. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that. The kind of movie where a character tells his friends a group of eccentrics who previously decoded an intricate system of historical clues to find a legendary longburied treasure and are in the process of doing so for a second time about the existence of a book containing powerful secrets handed down from one american president to another, and they all go youre crazy, thats absurd. 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. The book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Nicolas cage and diane kruger chase historical treasure in national treasure. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 syfy mon. Jun 21, 20 national treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. Little women, tom sawyer, the secret garden, alice in wonderland.
Nicolas cage plays a modern day treasure hunter whos so determined to clear his ancestors and thus his own name of wrongdoing in the past, that he breaks various laws to follow a series of cryptic clues, including briefly kidnapping the president of the united states. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. Hourly trivia games crossword puzzles funtrivia discussions forums trivia. The book was thick and the city of gold clue was was somewhere in the middle. Each crossword clue is the definition of one of the boldfaced words as used in. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates. The companion crossword puzzles help students master the vocabulary words. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. In the present day, clues from roman lead the team to dr.
President of the united statessrc 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. Until the third act, the jeopardy in book of secrets seems lighter than it was in the first movie. He shows ben an article for tomorrows newspaper that names thomas gates a national hero and asks him whether he read page 47 on the book of secrets. The rest of the story leads to a linked list clue methodology that takes them across many patriotic landmarks and of course finding the treasure to end all treasures. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cage s character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president of the united states. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 syfy sun. Four friends lives are turned upside down when their bo. 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. The clues lead to paris, london, the white house, and a legendary hidden treasure in the black hills of north dakota, but there is another, less scrupulous treasure hunter on their trail. From his next clue, benjamin knew that the clue only showed itself during a rainy day. National treasure 2 book of secrets page 47 teaser trailer.
Page 2 this category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to national treasure, as asked by users of. Page 47 revealed heart of america, star spangled banner. With the help of abigails new boyfriend, connor, who was the curator of the white house, benjamin and abigail managed to slip into the oval office of the white house. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben uses portions of a cipher on the page fragment to follow an international. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second film of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Silence dogood letters declaration of independence ottendorf cipher the vision to see the treasured past comes. It isnt that big of a problem since all spy thrillers and other related movies require this too, but duping the f. 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.
Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Edit source history talk 0 the debt that all men pay edit edit source trending pages. Book of secrets is a 2007 american actionadventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Everyone, including mitch wilkinson, is given credit for finding the city of gold, emily can be seen later cataloging the treasures, and ben and abigail get back together. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel. It has links to pages on how to break codes, and pages explaining the various types of.
The national treasure franchise consists of american historical fiction actionadventures, including two released theatrical films and a prequel book series, while future installments are in development. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. The president also tells ben to read page 47 along with the information he needs. 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. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. It stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, harvey keitel, and jon voight. Book of secrets also suffers from the need to suspend all belief and common sense for the movie to work. There are many clues in national treasure and national treasure. National treasure was released worldwide on november 19, 2004. Ben can be seen in the library of congress taking a photo with his cellphone on page 47 in the book of secrets, just before peter sadusky and his police force. The references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed i.
Solve the crossword clues to gradually fill in letters in the hidden quote. The page 47 of national treasure 2is actually involves a quest to find the lost colony of roanoke, north carolina the colony that disappeared in 1585. There, they saw the symbol of an eagle clutching a scroll, which led them to the book of secrets. Book of secrets clues national treasure wiki fandom. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in. 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.
From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. The episode titles for the first season are anagrams that reveal hints to the plot. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. National treasure quizzes other related subtopics of interest. Book of secrets film when a missing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth surfaces, treasure hunter ben gates discovers that his greatgreat grandfather, thomas gates, is implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase around the globe. The location of the book was only known to the present president of the usa. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Blindspot is an american crime drama television series created by martin gero, starring. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book. An american historical secret that could have wide implications if discovered.
The big book of crosswords 201401 wincommunications. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Perhaps the best clue in more than 420 years to north carolinas most famous. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Have you ever wanted to crack a secret code to uncover a hidden message. Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. It was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due.
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