National Treasure (film)

National Treasure
Theatrical release poster
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
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million[1]
Box office	$347.5 million[1]

National Treasure is a 2004 American action-adventure heist film^[2] released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was written by Jim Kouf and the Wibberleys, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Jon Turteltaub. 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, who praised the action scenes and performances of Cage and Bartha, but criticized the screenplay. A sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, was released in 2007.

At the 2022 D23 Expo, a sequel television series, National Treasure: Edge of History, was announced. It was released on the Disney+ streaming service from December 14, 2022 to February 8, 2023.