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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

- The greatest adventure history has ever revealed.

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Release Date : 2007-12-19

Language :LatinEnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesJerry Bruckheimer FilmsSaturn FilmsJunction EntertainmentSparkler EntertainmentNT2 Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : National Treasure 2National Treasure 2: Book of SecretsNational Treasure - Book of SecretsNational Treasure։ Book of Secrets

Cast

Character Name : Benjamin Franklin Gates

Original Name : Nicolas Cage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abigail Chase

Original Name : Diane Kruger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Riley Poole

Original Name : Justin Bartha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch Wilkinson

Original Name : Ed Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrick Gates

Original Name : Jon Voight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emily Appleton

Original Name : Helen Mirren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peter Sadusky

Original Name : Harvey Keitel

Gender : Male

Character Name : USA President

Original Name : Bruce Greenwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connor

Original Name : Ty Burrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nichols

Original Name : Albert Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Gates

Original Name : Joel Gretsch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Celebrity Music Star

Original Name : Randy Travis

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Wilkes Booth

Original Name : Christian Camargo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daniel

Original Name : Michael Maize

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seth

Original Name : Timothy V. Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent Spellman

Original Name : Alicia Coppola

Gender : Female

Character Name : FBI Agent Hendricks

Original Name : Armando Riesco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael O'Laughlen

Original Name : Brent Briscoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Gates

Original Name : William Brent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Craig

Original Name : Michael Manuel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Hopper

Original Name : Brad Rowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Hammer

Original Name : Troy Winbush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Sledge

Original Name : Billy Devlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Tyme

Original Name : Richard Cutting

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lincoln Conspiracy Kid

Original Name : Zachary Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Palace Guard Haggis

Original Name : Peter Woodward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Control Room Guard

Original Name : Oliver Muirhead

Gender : Male

Character Name : Control Room Guard

Original Name : Larry Cedar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Customer

Original Name : Alicia Leigh Willis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl Customer

Original Name : Rachel Cora Wood

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacqueline

Original Name : Lisa Marie Sheldon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angry College Girl

Original Name : Natalie Dreyfuss

Gender : Female

Character Name : Press Secretary

Original Name : Michael Stone Forrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Press Secretary

Original Name : David E. Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Asst. Press Secretary

Original Name : Susan Lynskey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Press Secretary's Secretary

Original Name : Patricia DiZebba

Gender : Female

Character Name : Costa Mesa Quarterback

Original Name : Grant Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Frank Herzog

Gender : Male

Character Name : Air Force General

Original Name : Eric Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent Steppes

Original Name : Emerson Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent Cade

Original Name : Tim Talman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist on Toilet

Original Name : Stephen Hibbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Palace Guide

Original Name : Emily Joyce

Gender : Female

Character Name : Abraham Lincoln

Original Name : Glenn Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Mountchessington

Original Name : Susan Beresford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Asa Trenchard

Original Name : Demetri Goritsas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Rathbone

Original Name : C.C. Smiff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barkeeper

Original Name : David Ury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beer Truck Driver

Original Name : Peter Miles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Passenger

Original Name : Ben Homewood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Snooty Historian

Original Name : Michael McCafferty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Range Rover Owner

Original Name : Hans Georg Struhar

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddy Shalita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Treasure Hunter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Mowery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Callie Thompson

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Joyous boys own yarn full of the serial silliness of movies past, present and the first movie! As with the enormously successful first film, this sequel irritated as many people as it entertained. It's just the nature of the family friendly blockbuster, that some film fans refuse to accept them as viable fun family fare, whilst others can easily run with it and have a great time. The highbrow versus the lowbrow? Well maybe if you want to really be speaky arty about it... National Treasure: Book of Secrets made over $450 million at the worldwide box offices. Now we are told that financial success is no marker for quality of product, that's fair enough, but what is undeniably true is that it means there were considerably "a lot" of happy paying punters! From way back in the day when we had the likes of Gunga Din, Beau Geste and The Adventures of Robin Hood, there has been a considerable market for the action adventure movie. Some are better than others, some are even more brainy, but mostly they deliver a set pattern of what many people want. The makers of this sequel just go bigger than the first film whilst following exactly the same formula. Nicolas Cage's treasure hunting Benjamin Franklin Gates has to follow clues to treasure again, only this time it's to clear his family name since his granddaddy has been implicated in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Justin Bartha and Diane Kruger are again along for the ride, while Jon Voight gets more screen time as Daddy Gates. Helen Mirren joins the fray as the estranged Mommy Gates, Ed Harris slots in for villain duties and Bruce Greenwood adds class as the president of the USA. The stunts and set-pieces are humongous, the traps and clues more elaborate than before and the photography (Amir Mokri and John Schwartzman) once again is gorgeous. It hurtles along at a nifty pace, stopping only to explain the various plot machinations to younger viewers, and the comic by-play between all the principal players is set in stone. Is it full of implausibilities, insulting history and credulity stretching beyond belief? Yes! Of course, that's why many of us action adventure fans escape into such high energy nonsense. Those expecting cerebral tickles or those offended by basic family blockbusters should quite simply stay away. 7.5/10

Rob

@Arcanum101

2023-05-14

Well, what do you know, a sequel that's pretty much the same story as the original. But so what? This movie isn't as good as the first but it's just as enjoyable. So let's get on board and find some treasure. Just one thing, can someone explain to me why Nicolas Cage got so loud in this one?

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-24

Following on from the original 2004 adventure, we discover that "Mitch" (Ed Harris) is now alleging that Nicolas Cage's "Gates" family were embroiled in the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln - and he claims to have proof from a diary by none other than John Wilkes Booth himself! It seems that in order to disprove these scurrilous rumours, he must galvanise his now estranged wife "Abigail" (Diane Kruger) and partner "Riley" (Justin Bartha) to track down a legendary city of gold. Surely it doesn't exist? Well there might just be a clue in the President's "Book of Secrets" - but he doesn't even know if that exists - and to find out, well he's going to have to get face to face with the President before embarking on a trip that will take him to Paris and then to the Queen's private study in Buckingham Palace before asking his dad (Jon Voight) and academic mum (Dame Helen Mirren) to chip in to help them rescue the family's reputation. Oh, and yes - menacing "Mitch" is hot on his trail, determined to use "Ben" to do all of the heavy lifting whilst he hopes to sneak in and claim the treasure for himself! It's very similar to the first film in style and pace, but the story is not so good and the quirkiness of the adventure struggles to stay as entertaining. There's a little too much familial dysfunction from both couples and the hapless "Riley" is much less engaging here, too. It's watchable enough, but nothing much to write home about.