National Treasure Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 20, 2008

National Treasure

Release Date: Friday, November 19, 2004

Diane Kruger, Jon Turteltaub, Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean, Jerry Bruckheimer, Justin Bartha, Christopher Plummer, Harvey Keitel, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Mark Pellegrino, Don McManus

PG Action 1 hr, 40 m

4.5

89% WILL SEE

11% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Action Adventure Drama Historical Mystery

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in National Treasure.

Nicolas Cage
Longlegs, The Croods
Justin Bartha
The Hangover Part II, The Hangover
Sean Bean
Knights of the Zodiac, The Big Empty
Harvey Keitel
Paradox Effect, Fatima
Diane Kruger
Inglourious Basterds, The American
Christopher Plummer
The Last Full Measure, Knives Out
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Don McManus
M
Mark Pellegrino
Two: Thirteen, Joint Body

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: —

Additional Information

MPA 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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Official National Treasure movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the National Treasure movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

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

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