Legend has it that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin hid a chest of gold during the final days of the Revolutionary War. It is up to archaeologist Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) to follow the clues to track it down. With Diane Kruger.

Film Trivia

• All the good guys in this movie use Google search engines, whereas all the bad guys use Yahoo.
• Diane Kruger did most of her own stunt work for the car chase scene.
• During a press junket, when asked if he believed the treasure in the film existed, Sean Bean replied that it was probably in his hometown of Sheffield.
• Director Jon Turteltaub says that the initial rough cut for this film was around four hours long.
• The Liberty Bell that features in this movie was in fact a replica made out of styrofoam.

If you like National Treasure, try these:

• Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl
• X-Men 2