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National Treasure

2004 film directed by Jon Turteltaub

Film · TMDB

6.6

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Released: 2004-11-19131 minDir: Jon TurteltaubAdventure, Action, Thriller, Mystery

Cast

Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates
Diane Kruger as Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha as Riley Poole
Sean Bean as Ian Howe
Jon Voight as Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel as Peter Sadusky

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

6.9/10

374,474 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

47%

Metacritic

40/100

Rated: PG
Awards: 1 win & 9 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Screenplay by: Jim Kouf Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley
Story by: Jim Kouf Oren Aviv Charles Segars
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Nicolas Cage Harvey Keitel Jon Voight Diane Kruger Sean Bean Justin Bartha Christopher Plummer
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Edited by: William Goldenberg
Music by: Trevor Rabin
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films Junction Entertainment Saturn Films
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date: November 19, 2004 ( 2004-11-19 )
Running time: 131 minutes

Key dates

Published: 2004

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: action film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Series: National Treasure
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Jonathan Hensleigh
Cast member: Ron Canada
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Production company: Touchstone Pictures

Article

National Treasure is a 2004 action-adventure heist film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Jim Kouf and the Wibberleys, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It is the first film in the National Treasure franchise and stars Nicolas Cage in the lead role, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha and Christopher Plummer. In the film, Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian, along with computer expert Riley Poole and archivist Abigail Chase, search for a massive lost Freemason treasure, which includes a map hidden on the back of the United States Declaration of Independence.

National Treasure was released worldwide on November 19, 2004. The film grossed $347 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, was released in 2007.