![]() ![]() In modern times, Ben and his cohorts race through the crowded streets of London, smashing cars and nearly clipping pedestrians but narrowly missing a pack of dogs out for a walk. They depict Lincoln’s death as well as the close range shooting of a man in front of his son. The movie’s opening scenes, set in 1865, may cause the most concern for younger audience members. But as Ben races from the site of France’s own Statue of Liberty to the grounds of the White House, his search is hampered by the pursuit of trained mercenaries and a black market antiquities trader who wants to ensure his own place in history. Having absconded from the royal household with the board in hand, Ben asks his mom (Helen Mirren), a university professor of ancient Native languages, to help unlock the meaning of the symbols.Īs in the previous film, the discovery of one clue sends him scurrying after another, eventually driving him to seek out a concealed book whose location is known only to the country’s highest governing official. There he locates the next shred of information carved on a primitive plank stowed in the Queen’s desk. Reuniting with his estranged girlfriend, Abigail (Diane Kruger), and his computer nerd sidekick, Riley (Justin Bartha), Ben deciphers a cryptic code that sends him hopscotching across the pond and worming his way into Buckingham Palace. The allegations have Ben and his father Patrick (John Voight) bristling and hot on the trail for proof that will clear their great grandfather’s reputation. Armed with a partially burnt scrap of paper from the diary of Lincoln’s killer John Wilkes Booth (Christian Carmargo), Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) accuses Ben’s progenitor of frequenting with the Knights of the Golden Circle and masterminding the murder of the U.S.‘s sixteenth president. Now the Gates name is being sullied again, incriminated in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by a descendent of a Confederate general. National Treasure Book of Secrets is full of mystery, puzzles and staying true to history is totally believable.In the first National Treasure, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) had to redeem the family name from infamy by uncovering a huge trove of ancient artifacts. This time it's personal and the whole family gets involved. When Ben Gates' great-great grandfather is accused of being the mastermind behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln publicly with the only evidence to date, a page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the only way to clear his family name is to find the treasure. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub and directed by Turteltaub, the story reunites the original cast including Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Academy Award ®-winner Jon Voight and Academy Award®-nominee Harvey Keitel, joined this time by four-time Academy Award®-nominee Ed Harris and 2006 Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations - but to the trail of the worlds most treasured secrets. ![]() Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Bens great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincolns death. In this follow up to the box-office hit 'National Treasure' treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. ![]() Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha. ![]()
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