The Film Factory

Release Date:

25.04.2005

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Diane Kruger, David Dayan Fisher, Christopher Plummer

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Benjamin Franklin Gates has dedicated his life to guarding a treasure that most people think doesn't exist. A responsibility handed down over four generations, Gates has spent his life arguing with his non-believing father about the secret Knights of the Templar treasure, a legendary hoard that brings not only riches but power and control.

The treasure has been held by the most powerful nations on earth since the Pyramids were constructed in Egypt. Gates' problem is that even he doesn't know where the treasure is, until he becomes the first person in 223 years to unlock the clues that are all around us. The key to the treasure is a map that has been hidden in plain sight since the American Revolution, written on the back of the Declaration of Independence, which is held safe in the National Archives behind the greatest security system yet invented. But that won't stop Ian Howe, Gates's greedy and ruthless adversary who has no understanding of the treasure's power.

Gates is forced to sacrifice everything for his country and steal the Declaration in order to save it. Teaming up with Dr. Abigail Chase (DIANE KRUGER), the beautiful, brilliant director of the Archives, Gates aims to stay one step ahead of Howe in a tense, exciting battle of wits.

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