National Treasure
Brief Synopsis
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Historian and code-breaker Ben Gates has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of the United States. Joining an expedition led by fellow treasure hunter Ian Howe, Gates finds an ice-locked Colonial ship in the Arctic Circle that contains a clue linking the treasure to the Declaration of Independence. But when Howe betrays him, Gates has to race to get to the document ahead of his so-called colleague.
Cast & Crew
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Jon Turteltaub
Director
Nicolas Cage
Diane Kruger
Jon Voight
Harvey Keitel
Sean Bean
Film Details
Also Known As
Benjamin Gates et le trésor des Templiers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington, DC, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 11m
Synopsis
Benjamin Franklin Gates has spent his whole life searching for a fortune few dare to believe exists. This is the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, rumored to be the most awesome bounty in human history, and hidden somewhere in America. For six generations, the Gates family has chased after clues left behind by America's Founding Fathers and scoured the nation in search of the treasure. Now the maverick Ben Gates has made a breakthrough. At last, he knows where the ultimate hint to the treasure's location lies--a hidden map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. As knowledge of the map spreads to a ruthless adversary, Ben is faced with a terrible dilemma. Either Ben must be first to steal America's most sacred document--one guarded by the most sophisticated security in the world--or let it fall into dangerous hands. In a race against time, his rivals and the authorities, Gates teams together with his tech-whiz friend Riley and the alluring, but unwitting, National Archives conservator Abigail Chase to accomplish the unthinkable. Will they succeed in pulling off one of the most ambitious heists of all time? Will the Declaration of Independence lead Ben closer to the treasure? From the ventilation shafts of the National Archives to the catacombs beneath New York City--the answers are revealed as Ben Gates unlocks the mystery behind America's greatest national treasure.
Director
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Diane Kruger
Jon Voight
Harvey Keitel
Sean Bean
Arabella Field
David Dayan Fisher
Antony Alda
John Travis
Christopher Plummer
Sharon Wilkins
Fern D Baguidy
Joshua Biton
Michael Sabo
Lead Man
Oleg Taktarov
Ron Canada
Tom Mcdermott
Lead Man
Erik King
Justin Bartha
Jody Halse
Rod Mclachlan
Armando Riesco
Mark Pellegrino
Thomas Q Morris
Liam Noble
Deborah Yates
Annie Parisse
Alexandra Balahoutis
Anthony Carlino
Lead Man
Stephen Pope
Terrence Currier
Jason Earles
Yves Michel-beneche
Stewart Finlay-mclennan
Hunter Gomez
Elizabeth Greenberg
Dior Raye
Don Mcmanus
Crew
Alicia Accardo
Script Supervisor
Michael Adkins
Costume Supervisor
Peter Alvarez
Foreman
Eric Amundsen
Assistant Camera
Mitchell Amundsen
Director Of Photography
Christopher Amy
Assistant Property Master
Denise Anderson Poore
Set Production Assistant
Susan Antonelli
Set Costumer
Fred Arbegast
Sculptor
Charlie Armstrong
Location Manager
Olivier Arnesen
Production Associate
Dana Arnold
Best Boy Electric
David A Arnold
Dialogue Editor
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Philip G. Atwell
Unit Director
Henry Avelin
Transportation Captain
Oren Aviv
Story By
Oren Aviv
Executive Producer
Paul Babin
Camera Operator
Bob Badami
Music Supervisor
Minh Bahnsen
Grip
Samantha N Bahramian
Electrician
Jeb Bailey
On-Set Dresser
Scott Baker
Electrician
Lloyd Barcroft
Dolly Grip
Dawn M Barkaw
Animal Trainer
Red Barnes
Rigging Grip
Ted Barnes
Rigging Electrician
James Barrett
Electrician
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunts
Andy Rafael Barrios
Digital Effects Artist
John Barton
On-Set Dresser
Ron Bauers
Special Effects
Denise A Beale
Production Assistant
Robin Beauchesne
Makeup
Cody Beke
Casting Assistant
Anna Belaro
Accounting Assistant
Jennifer K Bell
Assistant Camera
Elissa Bello
Rotoscope Animator
Jennifer Bender
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Vanessa Bendetti
Researcher
Glenn Bennett
Digital Effects Artist
James Bennett
On-Set Dresser
Hans Berggren
Assistant Director
Erik Bernstein
Best Boy Electric
Jeff Bilger
Assistant Director
Teresa Binder
Set Costumer
Richard E Birch
Props
Richard L Blackwell
Stunts
Justin Blampied
Visual Effects Designer
Donna Bloom
Unit Production Manager
Kirk Bloom
Assistant Camera
Andy Bogali
Assistant Camera
Kevin Bouchez
Digital Effects Artist
Brad Boyer
Dolly Grip
Laura J Boyer
Production Assistant
Julian Brain
Assistant Director
Danny Brazen
Dolly Grip
Phil Brennan
Digital Effects Artist
Jim Bridges
Photography
James E Brisbin
Electrician
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrew Brown
Production Assistant
Kate Brown
Production Coordinator
Kevin Brown
Electrician
Jeanette Browning
Adr
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Pete Bucossi
Stunts
Stephen Bures
Assistant
Shannan Burkley
Matte Painter
Michael Burmeister
Location Manager
Ben Burnley
Song
Trisha Burton
Script Supervisor
Tiffany Busche
Set Costumer
Michael Buster
Dialect Coach
Rick Butkus
Electrician
Charles Butler
Grip
David V Butler
Dialogue Editor
Mike Byrd
Grip
Tom Calderaro
Original Music
Brian Callahan
Set Costumer
Greg Callas
Construction Coordinator
Dan Camins
Assistant
Andrew Campbell
Graphic Designer
Charlie Campbell
Art Department
Colin Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
John Campbell
Assistant
Frank Capiello
Greensman
Dan Casey
Loader
Ian Casis
Grip
Frank Caslin
Rigging Electrician
Simon Cassels
Visual Effects Designer
Bill Catainia
Special Effects Technician
Adam Chambers
Best Boy Electric
Young N Chang
Assistant
Kathy Chasen-hay
Visual Effects Producer
Gerald Cheney
Props
Jonathan Chibnall
Editor
Judy Chin
Makeup
Albert Cho
Assistant Director
Joseph Cicio
Camera Operator
Tom Cioccio
Assistant Camera
Kenneth C Clark
Special Effects
Tim Clark
Matte Painter
Art Clever
Welder
Sean Clouser
Props
Joel Cohen
Other
Malika R Cohen
Production Secretary
Dale Cole
Grip
Marcus Cole
Camera Operator
Marcus Cole
Steadicam Operator
Anthony Conard
Transportation Co-Captain
Laura Connors
Accounting Assistant
Joseph T Conway
Props Assistant
Billy Corgan
Song
Thomas M Cornelius
Craft Service
Kevin Craig
Transportation
Brandon Criswell
Rotoscope Animator
Mickey Cruz
Plasterer
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Dax Cuesta
Accounting Assistant
Phil Culotta
Stunts
James Currier
Production Assistant
Brian Cuscino
Digital Effects Artist
James D'amico
Transportation Co-Captain
Courtney Daniel
On-Set Dresser
Jessica Daniels
Casting Assistant
David Danon
Hair Stylist
Matt Danon
Hair
Anupam Das
3-D Artist
Jeff Dash
Accounting Assistant
Carlyn Davis
Casting
Robert Dawson
Titles
William Dawson
Special Effects Foreman
William Dawson
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrew J. Day
Gaffer
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Ray De La Motte
Camera Operator
Beatrice Dealba
Hair
Mark Deallessandro
Stunts
Dicky Deats
Key Grip
Jerry C Deats
Key Grip
Dave Deever
Video
Andrew Louis Degnan
Loader
Lou Demarco
Assistant Camera
Carol Demarti
Costumes
Caleb Deschanel
Director Of Photography
Sean Devine
Dolly Grip
Amit Dhawal
Rotoscope Animator
David Diano
Camera Operator
Derek Dibiagio
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gregory Diggins
Special Effects
Alan Disler
Assistant Camera
Doug Dole
Grip
Mark Donaldson
Stunts
Kathy Donno
Accounting Assistant
Mitchell S Drain
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kevin Dugard
Medic
Scott Eddo
Makeup
Billy Edwards
Key Costumer
Billy Edwards
Costumer
Edwin A Effrein
Assistant Camera
Brent Egan
Loader
Kofi W. Elam
Stunts
Melissa Elbaum
Art Department
Paul Eliopoulos
Stunts
Ted Elliott
Other
Eric Engler
Director Of Photography
Rocio Estrada
Production Assistant
Kris Evans
Makeup Designer
Sean Andrew Faden
Cg Supervisor
Pete Fanucci
Transportation Co-Captain
Rod Farley
Best Boy Grip
Rod Farley
Rigging Grip
Richard Fellegara
Medic
Jane Ferguson
Assistant Director
David Fernandez
Set Costumer
Giovanni Ferrara
Painter
Don Ferrarone
Consultant
Dominique Fichera
Assistant
Tom Fife
Special Effects Technician
Rick Figalan
Special Effects Technician
Aaron Fincke
Song
Greg Finkel
Assistant Camera
Carol Flaisher
Location Manager
David Fletcher
Special Effects Coordinator
Christina Fong
Assistant Director
Stacy Foot
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gordon Fordyce
Music Editor
Michele Forsythe
Set Costumer
John Forwalter
Props
Andy Foster
Visual Effects
Scott Foster
Production Assistant
Adam Frazier
Digital Effects Artist
Monica Frommholz
Art Department Coordinator
Gino Fryberger
On-Set Dresser
E. Max Frye
Other
Marva Fucci
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Gamiello
Best Boy Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
Benjamin Gates et le trésor des Templiers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington, DC, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 11m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 19, 2004
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
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Released in United States Fall November 19, 2004
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
