The DaVinci Code
Mystery, Thriller
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (2006) 149 mins PG-13

6.4 (89,336 votes)
Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in the film The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award® Winner Tom Hanks, 1993 Best Actor, Philadelphia, and 1994 Best Actor, Forrest Gump) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England ' and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society, where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno, critics are calling The Da Vinci Code 'involving* and 'intriguing,' 'a first rate thriller.'...

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Cast and Crew
Tom Hanks  ......  Dr. Robert Langdon
Ian McKellen  ......  Sir Leigh Teabing
Jurgen Prochnow  ...... 
Jean Reno  ......  Captain Bezu Fache
Audrey Tautou  ......  Agent Sophie Neveu
Rita Davies  ...... 
Director  .....  Ron Howard
Producer  .....  Brian Grazer; John Calley; Dan Brown
Writer  .....  Akiva Goldsman; Dan Brown
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie refers to Da Vinci's The Last Supper as a fresco. Leonardo painted The Last Supper on DRY and not wet plaster, so it is not a true fresco. Because a fresco cannot be modified as the artist works, Leonardo instead chose to seal the stone wall with a layer of pitch, gesso and mastic, then paint onto it with tempera. Because it is not a true fresco, it cannot be moved easily, and this fact has caused it much deterioration and damages over the years. (more)

Trivia:
The poster outside the elevator in the Louvre is Caravaggio's The Boy in the Well. This represents Langdon's falling in a well as a boy. (more)

Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Silas: Stop now. Tell me where it is.
[removes hood]
Silas: You and your brethren possess what is not rightfully yours.
Jacques Saunière: I don't know what you are talking about.
Silas: Is it a secret you will die for?
Jacques Saunière: Please...
Silas: As you wish.
[cocks gun]
(more)

Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 16 nominations (more)