Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones. More information about this seller contact this seller 20. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth.
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. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage took over the top spot at. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain.
Twelve treasure boxes were buried at secret locations in the united states and canada. Benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage is back in the most thrilling film since the original national treasure 2004. 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. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. The legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fiftyfive in iron pen, mr. When bens request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. 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.
Enoch, enoch treasure, christian living, bible study. Also contains the extended version of 2 the book of enoch, the exaltation of melchizedek. The second book of enoch the slavonic secrets of enoch the third book of enoch the hebrew book of enoch the book of fallen angels, the watchers, and the origins of evil. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named the secret produced by byron preiss and first published by bantam in 1982. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. In 2005, national treasure hit theaters, and gave audiences an enjoyable if not slightly implausible romp through our nation\s history as ben gates nicholas cage and his cohorts went on a treasure hunt looking for the infamous treasure of the templar knights. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. National treasure book of secrets in this adventurefilled sequel to the. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most. National treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut.
The book of enoch states that the watchers shared secret knowledge with their sons that led to the corruption of the world. The books of enoch the ethiopic book of enoch, 2 enoch. The secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. 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. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. 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. In 1982 publisher byron preiss buries 12 treasure boxes in 12 north american cities and releases a book of enigmatic images and verses, offering clues to their locations. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library.
A oncetropical paradise, antarctica is now covered by a massive ice sheet spanning 98% of its surface. The practice of treasurehunting can be controversial, as locations such as sunken wrecks or cultural sites may be protected by national or international law concerned. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. National treasure book of secrets full movie youtube. When a film does very well at the box office it is only natural that a sequel will quickly get the green light for production. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21.
Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. With expanded commentary on enoch, angels, prophecies and calendars in the sacred texts the books of enoch. 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 books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. 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.
Over the years, i began to believe that id just mashed together the memory of a beautifully enchanting cover from a random fantasy novel seen in a supermarket or a dream, a provocatively simple title that no 8 year old could resist secret, treasure and hunt in any. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Go behindthescenes of the blockbuster movie national treasure. Book of secrets at mount vernon, hear stories about the filming, and learn how the locations were used during washingtons time. The book of enoch is an ancient composition known from two sets of versions, an ethiopic one that scholars identify as 1 enoch, and a slavonic version that is identified as 2 enoch, and which is also known as the book of the secrets of enoch. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but. Among christian books, you will find the enoch treasure an important book on christian living, and a rich bible study aid in understanding why enoch went to heaven without dying. Treasure hunting is the physical search for treasure. Jan 9, 2016 the 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. Director at enoch pratt free library in baltimore, maryland. This book, published in 1982, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. Now they\re back, and on the hunt for redemption, as new evidence brought forth by mitch.
In december 2007, i participated in a public prerelease promotion for national treasure book of secrets. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Sequel films treasure hunt films cryptography in fiction films directed by jon turteltaub mount rushmore black hills films scored by trevor rabin. The secret is a continentsized treasure hunt thats been going on for close to 40 years. The secret is long out of print, but copies can be obtained easily online try or. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities.
The presidents book of secrets holds documents, for presidents eyes only, of all the nations secrets. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. From new york times and usa today bestselling author, suzanne enoch, a new. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Director jon turteltaub national treasure, and screenwriters the wibberleys national treasure, once again throw gates nicolas cage into another worldwide scavenger hunt. When god walks with a friend draws its authority entirely from the text of the bible. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. This new fragment of early literature came to light through certain manuscripts which were recently found in russia and servia and so far as is yet known has been preserved only in slavonic. The second book of enoch the book of the secrets of enoch. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51.
Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. While this sequel falls a little short of the original, which is not saying much, it does hold together and does what it sets out to do. The key to finding the casques preiss had buried and subsequently winning the jewels was to match one of the paintings to one of verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. 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.
Its creator, byron preiss, was inspired by the book, masquerade, which was published in the u. National treasure tour george washingtons mount vernon. Little is known of its origin except that in its present form it was written somewhere about the beginning of the. Both versions, of which copied manuscripts have been found mostly in greek and latin translations. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. National treasure box office gold national treasure.
Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Abigail chase who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, riley poole, for another romp through u. 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. Ty burrell wins an emmy for modern family at the 2011 primetime emmy awards. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in. Remember rileys treasurehunting book that nobody wanted to read.
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