It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Most movie props are designed for shortterm use during production. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Aidas secrets was released in 2017 on friday, november 3, 2017 in limited movie theaters. Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with world war ii and concludes with an emotional 21stcentury family reunion. They manage to elude all of them and escape in abigails suv, with ben diving into the open hatch in the back just after abigail knocks a suspicious security guard aside with her vehicle. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. 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. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2.
The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. 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. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but to unearth. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. Hyde 2017 and the adventures of young jack sparrow 2011.
In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. One of the most detailed and curious props in the walt disney archives is the book of secrets. Izak was born inside the bergenbelsen displaced persons camp in 1945 and sent for adoption in israel. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 29, 2017. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Book of secrets 2007 includes a dossier of documents collected by presidents, for presidents eyes only. Book of secrets, but it turns out the oscarwinning actor dabbles in treasure hunting in his personal life. Determined to prove his ancestors innocence, ben uses portions of a cipher on the page fragment to follow an international chain of clues, searching for the true story.
Everything you need to know about aidas secrets movie 2017. It arrived quickly and in top condition i would buy from this seller again. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed. Aida and shep in quebec, aidas secrets, 2017 new york jewish film festival photo from the film with painstaking, fascinating detail looking into the aftermath of wwiis bergen belsen as a displaced persons camp and the chaos of repatriation of jews and european citizens after. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing. 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. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. 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.
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. Book of secrets ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Uncovering a displaced familys past in aidas secrets shepsel, left, and izak szewelewicz, the reunited brothers at the heart of the documentary aidas secrets. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the president. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Mysteries abound in compelling aidas secrets the film starts out as a documentary about reuniting two brothers but quickly becomes much more.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. In 1945, izak was born inside the bergenbelsen displaced persons camp and sent for adoption in israel. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the. Each cask contains a key to be redeemed for a valuable gemstone. We really enjoyed this film although we had seen it before it is well worth seeing again and will be a great addition to our dvd library. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle.
Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2 steven k. Escape from monticello the virginia mysteries book 8 steven k. Nicolas cage is known to many as the treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates from disneys national treasure and national treasure. Kaufen sie national treasure 2 book of secrets gunstig ein. Ty burrell wins an emmy for modern family at the 2011 primetime emmy awards.
That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. This is the third of 3 videos on this channel re fusions fluids work with asylum vfx on national treasure. 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. In an extensive, careerspanning interview with the new york times, cage reveals to reporter david marchese he once went on a reallife.
This is the second of 3 videos on this channel re fusions fluids work on national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including thor. The city of gold fills up, and drains again, with water streaming down the walls and streams of water gushing downward. United states november 3, 2017 limited canada november 3, 2017. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing.
Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets bluray. As ben, riley, and abigail look through an important book in the library of congress, we see police, fbi agents, and others racing there to arrest them. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. Ragnarok, the killing of a sacred deer and bad grandmas. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating.
Secret details of his birth mother, an unknown brother. Englischdeutschubersetzungen fur national treasure book of secrets im onlineworterbuch deutschworterbuch. Photograph of the mount rushmore monument as seen from the viewing plaza, taken by dean franklin on june 4, 2003. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. Aidas secrets 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. This book, published in 1982 by byron preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. In this moving documentary, the discovery of records from wwii sparks a familys quest for answers as two brothers separated as babies reunite with each other and their elderly mother, aida, who hid more from them than just each other. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Great film, after watching the original national treasure. 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. By september of 2017, it was revealed that a script had been finished, but that. 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.