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David Franks: It's my father's notes.
[reads]
David Franks: The 8th crusade, sponsored by Louis XIV, and led by the Medici Brothers...
Professor Franks: [narrating] Three Venetian knights who assembled an army of crusaders that marched across Europe, paying a swatch of destruction and death. They pillared and plundered everything in their path, on their way to the old Byzantine port of Antonia. There for 20 days and 20 nights they laid siege to the city. The fighting was furious, but the Antonians were no match for the ruthless invaders. When the battlements were breached, the city fell, the streets ran red with blood on their merciless quest. They tortured anyone and everyone, and if they did not get the information they wanted,
[crusader cuts off a peasant's head]
Professor Franks: Legend has it that the Medicis knew of the existence of King Solomon's treasures in Antonia, which had been transported centuries earlier on a galleon called Stout. The Medicis' cruelty and inhumanity paid off. They found the entrance to the long long treasure and inside found what so many had thirsted for. They plundered the King's chamber and with the help of Marco Polo's fleet, brought the treasure by boat back to Venice. There were those who wanted what the Medicis had, the brothers hid the treasure beneath the floating city, and murdered all those who helped them bury it. Shortly after, they were murdered themselves, and the treasure was lost again.
Sofia Totti: Sounds like some kind of wild fantasy.
Laura: Pieces of the Medicis' treasure have been recovered, but very few.
Sofia Totti: How would you know?
David Franks: She's an expert. In the Medieval time period, she's really smart
[reads]
David Franks: The 8th crusade, sponsored by Louis XIV, and led by the Medici Brothers...
Professor Franks: [narrating] Three Venetian knights who assembled an army of crusaders that marched across Europe, paying a swatch of destruction and death. They pillared and plundered everything in their path, on their way to the old Byzantine port of Antonia. There for 20 days and 20 nights they laid siege to the city. The fighting was furious, but the Antonians were no match for the ruthless invaders. When the battlements were breached, the city fell, the streets ran red with blood on their merciless quest. They tortured anyone and everyone, and if they did not get the information they wanted,
[crusader cuts off a peasant's head]
Professor Franks: Legend has it that the Medicis knew of the existence of King Solomon's treasures in Antonia, which had been transported centuries earlier on a galleon called Stout. The Medicis' cruelty and inhumanity paid off. They found the entrance to the long long treasure and inside found what so many had thirsted for. They plundered the King's chamber and with the help of Marco Polo's fleet, brought the treasure by boat back to Venice. There were those who wanted what the Medicis had, the brothers hid the treasure beneath the floating city, and murdered all those who helped them bury it. Shortly after, they were murdered themselves, and the treasure was lost again.
Sofia Totti: Sounds like some kind of wild fantasy.
Laura: Pieces of the Medicis' treasure have been recovered, but very few.
Sofia Totti: How would you know?
David Franks: She's an expert. In the Medieval time period, she's really smart
Full Transcript
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It's my father's notes
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The Eighth Crusadesponsored by Louis the XIV
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and led by the Medici brothers
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DAVID'S FATHER Voiceover Three Venetian knights
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who assembled an army of crusaders that
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marched across Europe cutting aswath of destruction and death
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They pillaged and plundered everything
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in their path on their wayto the old Byzantine port
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city of Antonia
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There for 20 days and 20 nights they laid siege to the city
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The fighting was furious butthe Antonians were no match
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for the ruthless invaders
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When the battlements werebreached the city fell
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The streets ran red with bloodon their merciless quest
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They tortured anyone and everyone
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and if they did not get theinformation they wanted
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legend has it that the Medici'sknew of the existence of King
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Solomon's treasures in Antonia which
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had been transported centuriesearlier on a galleon called
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inaudible
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The Medici's cruelty and inhumanity paid off
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They found the entrance to the long lost tomb
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and inside found what so many that thirsted for
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They plundered the King's Chamber
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and with the help of Marco Polo fleet
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brought the treasures by boat back to Venice
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There were those who wantedwhat the Medici's had
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The brothers hid the treasureunderneath the floating city
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and murdered all those who help them bury it
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Shortly after they were murdered themselves
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and the treasure was lost again
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Sounds like some kind of wishful fantasy
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Pieces of the Medici treasure have
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been recovered but very few
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How would you know
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She's an expert in the medieval time period
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She's really smart
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Movie Summary
Traveling to Venice to investigate his father's mysterious death, famous archaeologist and diver David (Stephen Baldwin) unearths a killer secret that lies beneath the Venetian waters.