Book of secrets is a film overloaded with silly moments but it always works because of its globetrotting ferocity. A collection of documents for presidents eyes only. 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. Why was the playfair cipher on the missing page invisible. Book of secrets and the sequel to the 2004 film national treasure cast benjamin gates kristoff frozen, riley poole jack frost rise of the guardians, abigail chase anna frozen. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasnt a. It was a definite page turner that you just cant put down. The physical action is so fast at times, with lots of high speed editing, that there is no danger that the audience will be required to do any thinking.
Tense, suspenseful action is part and parcel of national treasure. But a playfair cipher exposed on the reverse of the page is the first of several clues all of which are in comically inaccessible locations that seem to point to a legendary and quite preposterous precolumbian city of gold. The story of why the resolute desk was given by queen victoria to the president of the united states duration. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
The only way youll ever see that book is if you get elected president. It was stated in the first films commentary that there. 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. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. John adams gates src charles carroll was the last surviving signer of the declaration of independence. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in. While ben gates is presenting new information about john wilkes booth and the 18 pages missing from booths diary, a man by the name of mitch wilkinson stands up and presents a missing page of john wilkes booths diary. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. Charles segars, cormac wibberley, gregory poirier, jim kouf. 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. The movie opens with the shooting of bens greatgreatgrandfather, who succumbs to his wounds in front of his young son. The gates and carroll families are already tied together, so it would be fun to. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider.
Determined to prove his ancestors innocence and find the lost. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln.
Book of secrets on the dvdbluray disc release is a 2007 adventure film. Charles carroll gates is the only son of thomas gates, and was there the night he was shot. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. He gave thomas gates the clue the secret lies with charlotte, a vital clue to finding the templar treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Animatedfan195s movie spoof and human style of disneys 2007 mystery adventure film national treasure. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Five days after the end of the civil war, john wilkes booth and michael olaughlen, both members of the knights of the golden circle kgc, enter a tavern and approach thomas gates ben gates greatgreatgrandfather. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. Ben uses his newfound riches to buy charles carrolls house. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. Book of secrets proves to be a fairly organic and original sequel.
Thomas is shot, and the gunman attempts to retrieve the pages, but only obtains a page fragment. It was written by jim kouf, ted elliott, terry rossio, and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and directed by jon turteltaub. Charles carroll was the last surviving signer of the declaration of independence. Though it requires complete suspension of disbelief and some leeway in having its busy, loopy plot accepted, such actions are rewarded with an entertaining and very fun ride. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. John adams gatessrc charles carroll was the last surviving signer of the declaration of independence. Book of secrets in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. What makes this work as a sequel is that it keeps what was great from the first film and puts it into a new story. Billy unger as gatess ancestors thomas gates and charles carroll gates. But with a movie that relies on history to provide clues to a hidden treasure, you have to wonder, how much of national treasure is real. Ben opens national treasure 2 with a notexactly riveting retelling of the assassination of abraham lincoln, in which bens ancestor, thomas gates joel. Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images. In wednesdays episode of expedition unknown, josh gates will interview a boston family who located buried treasure from the 1982 book the secret. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10.
The movies give conflicting info on his relation to gates family. It was the final words thomas gates said to his son charles and is figured out by his greatgreatgrandson. Friendly, fun, witty, and loaded with nicolas cage. Director jon turteltaub said that the filmmaking team will take its time on another national treasure sequel, though the second film ended with the question about page 47 of the presidents book of secrets, turteltaub responded in a press interview that the idea was not set in stone as the basis for national treasure 3. Charles carroll gates national treasure wiki fandom. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Suddenly, mitch wilkinson ed harris has come forward with one of those missing pages. On the page is proof that thomas gates was in on the assassination. Gates family mystery national treasure wiki fandom.
It was the final words thomas gates said to his son charles. If youve seen national treasure, you will know what to expect out of national treasure 2. A newly uncovered, longmissing page of john wilkes booth diary seems to implicate an ancestor of treasurehunter ben gates in lincolns assassination. This is the same name as in the clue to the templar treasure that charles carroll gave to gates ancestor and which turned out to be the name of a ship.
Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Thomas gates solves the puzzle, a clue to a treasure map, and realizes the men are still loyal to the confederate cause and have a sinister. Gates family mystery is a series of four novels based on the national treasure franchise two others novels, forever free, which was to be released on april 28, 2009 and set in 1872, as well as roaring in, which was to be released on august 25, 2009 and set in the 1920s, were never released. Patrick henry gates descendant benjamin franklin gates descendant. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie.
He was also a member of a secret society known as the masons. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure heist film produced and released by walt disney pictures. In national treasure thomas gates is called grandfathers grandfather of john adams gates. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is part of the national treasure franchise. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. National treasure wiki is a fandom movies community. Expedition unknown finds buried treasure from the secret.
Treasure hunter, ben gates, once again sets out on an exhilarating, action packed, global quest to unearth hidden history. Treasure hunter, ben gates, once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked, global quest to unearth hidden history. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, benjamin franklin gates greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2. Book of secrets adventure ben gates and his father patrick are surprised by mitch wilkinsons claims that their ancestor was a conspirator in the assassination of abraham lincoln based on the missing page of booths diary that he possesses.