The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Book of secrets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Book of secrets contributor names jon turteltaub director trevor rabin, additional tom gire, don harper, paul linford, john sponsler composer. Book of secrets, in which a secret compartment in the desk contained pieces of a clue to the location of. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure.
There must be another part hidden in the other resolute desk located in the oval office. One of the central characters in national treasure book of secrets is the resolute desk which is used by the president in the oval office. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. It does not have a secret lock, but in the movie national treasure 2. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. The resolute desks can be found in buckingham palace and the oval office of the white house. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Currently it is featured in the abc drama designated survivor. The venue calendar includes library, senior, wellbeing and religion events as well as community events. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2.
In 1865 after the civil war, thomas gates and his son charles carroll gates are. Book of secrets script is here for all you fans of the nic cage and diane kruger movie. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. The resolute desks can be found in buckingham palace and the oval office of the. I remembered that the resolute desk was the desk used by president kennedy in the oval office.
The story of why the resolute desk was given by queen victoria to the president of the. In 185556, as america edged closer to civil war, relations with britain had once again deteriorated. A treasure hunter seeks the truth behind lincolns assassanation. Does the resolute desk have secret compartments answers. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. New york, washington dc, hollywood, las vegas, london, vienna, hong kong and sydney.
This imposing resolute desk is a replica of the one given to president rutherford hayes by queen victoria in 1880. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this book s location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. National treasure book of secrets trailer final youtube. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The location of the book was only known to the present president of the usa. Book of secrets brief information national treasure. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. The history of the resolute desk was also integral to the plot of the 2007 film national treasure. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider.
In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. Book of secrets nicolas cage, national treasure movie. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. A historian races to find the legendary templar treasure before a team of mercenaries. Hidden inside was a plank with native american writing on it. She was sent into the arctic to look for the lost explorer sir john franklin in 1852, but abandoned by the british and then salvaged by an american whaler. Although there are two resolute desks, one being in the oval.
From roosevelt to resolute, the secrets of all 6 oval office. While in the past, nicholas cage obtains the book of secrets from the resolute desk already knowing how to access it and leaves the message for himself. Although the sequel wasnt originally planned, the first movie of the series did so well that they approved this sequel. 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. National treasure but primarily the declaration of. It was also featured in the movie national treasure 2.
Book of secrets, then you probably recall nicolas cages daring breakin to the white house and buckingham palace in order to steal ancient olmec rune stone maps secreted away in hidden compartments within what he refers to as the twin resolute. Book of secrets study guide by dknotwe includes 15 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey. This undated photo released by disney enterprises, inc. Book of secrets 2007 discussion the resolute puzzle the resolute puzzle posted 5 years ago by jeppersen. One of the desks is used by the president of the united states at the oval office in. Our reproduction of the presidents resolute desk in the. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. And so, in honor of national treasure s big 15th birthday, weve declassified 15 of the most fascinating facts about the franchise. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Nov 19, 2014 ben gates might have found the treasure from the temple of solomon in national treasure, but there was still more treasure out there, as he proved in national treasure. 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 being. Book of secrets is a 2007 discovery 3 mysteryadventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
Find out about all the goofs from national treasure. This category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. Cleveland row, st jamess, london, sw1 much of the mayhem takes place in the heart of the city of london s business district some way to the east, on cornhill a stretch of road seen in bridget joness diary and suffragette, near the bank of england. Our reproduction of the presidents resolute desk in the oval.
Our desk can be seen at madame tussauds at these locations. 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. Do you remember john john looking through the door in the front center of the desk. Resolute, nunavut canada, a small inuit hamlet established in 1947, and the nearby resolute bay, were both named for hms resolute. Benjamin gates travels to buckingham palace to find the resolute desk following a clue from the statue of liberty in paris in national treasure. Nov 09, 2007 n this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer plot edit. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. 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. President, sometime between 1880, when the resolute desk was placed in the oval office, and now, one of our presidents found a secret compartment in the desk. Treasure in buckingham palace architecturebehindmovies. Book of secrets, there is a secret compartment in the desk as.
Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Book of secrets the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Most presidents have used it, but perhaps it became most famous with the help of john f kennedy jr. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th. There, they saw the symbol of an eagle clutching a scroll, which led them to the book of secrets. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, sean bean. 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. A treasure map to cibola, the legendary city of gold, sir. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. The last of 2008s monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. The resolute desk is the desk in the presidents oval office. The sequel achieved more popularity than the original, outselling it. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Ronald reagan presidential library public domain built from a shipwreck, and containing a secret door to hide fdrs legs, the resolute desk is. Hms resolute tells the tale behind the presidents desk so recently used in the disney movie national treasure.
In addition to the desk used by most presidents since john f. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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 2 behind the scenes 1 hd duration. From roosevelt to resolute, the secrets of all 6 oval. Book of secrets, book of secrets resolute desk key. Book of secrets 2007 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. 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. The desk was a key plot device in national treasure. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. In each desk, there is a wood carving that leads to the book of secrets. The gipper hard at work at the resolute desk photo.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. In the movie scenes that should take place in the buckingham palace were filmed. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Published in the 27 dcember 1856 issue of the illustrated london news, this image depicts a cropped illustration of the famous ship, hms resolute. Queen victorias original brass dedication plaque has been replicated. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise it was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due to the first films impressive boxoffice performance, earning. Book of secrets released on home video as national. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3.
Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Ben then infiltrates buckingham palace with the help of his friend riley poole justin bartha and estranged girlfriend, abigail chase diane. Book of secrets is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets movie like other movies some scenes were not filmed in the exact location as where it was in the movie. Book of secrets is a first, in that its a second amazingly, more than 25 years into his career, nic cage hadnt made a sequel. The resolute desk one of the central characters in national treasurebook of secrets is the resolute desk which is used by the president in the oval office. 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. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Book of secrets is a 2007 film and the sequel to the popular original national treasure. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004.
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