National Treasure Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 20, 2008

National Treasure

Release Date: Friday, November 19, 2004

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Starring: Nicolas Cage • Justin Bartha • Sean Bean • Harvey Keitel • Diane Kruger

PG Action 1 hr, 40 m

4.5 / 5

89% WILL SEE 11% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Benjamin Franklin Gates is a third generation treasure hunter. All his life, Gates has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed: amassed through the ages, moved across continents, to become the greatest treasure the world has ever known. Hidden by our Founding Fathers, they left clues to the Treasure's location right before our eyes--from our nation's birthplace, to the nation's capitol, to clues buried within the symbols on the dollar bill. Gates' life-long journey leads him to the last place anyone thought to look: a map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. But what he thought was the final clue is only the beginning. Gates realizes in order to protect the world's greatest treasure, he must now do the unthinkable: steal the most revered, best guarded document in American history before it falls into the wrong hands. In a race against time, Gates must elude the authorities, stay one step ahead of his ruthless adversary, decipher the remaining clues and unlock the 2000 year-old mystery behind our greatest national treasure.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in National Treasure.

Nicolas Cage
Longlegs, Pay the Ghost
Justin Bartha
The Hangover, The Hangover Part II
Sean Bean
Death Race 2, Deep Cover
Harvey Keitel
Fatima, Laws of Man
Diane Kruger
Unknown, The Infiltrator
Christopher Plummer
The Last Full Measure, Knives Out
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Don McManus
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Mark Pellegrino
Joint Body, Beirut

Crew Behind the Film

The National Treasure behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jon Turteltaub last directed The Meg and Last Vegas. The film's writer Cormac Wibberley last wrote G-Force and National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriters: Cormac Wibberley
Marianne Wibberley
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer
Jon Turteltaub

Studio: Walt Disney Studios
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Production Updates for National Treasure

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for action violence and some scary images
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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National Treasure was released in on Friday, November 19, 2004. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Deserted Station, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and Bad Education.

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Sat., Dec. 20, 2008 2008-12-20

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