The Da Vinci Code

The curator of the Louvre is murdered, leaving behind a chain of obscure clues to a world-changing secret. Cryptologist Sophie and Harvard professor Robert embark on a race against time to uncover the precious truth before it falls into the wrong hands. Mystery., Dan Brown’s controversial best-selling novel about a powerful secret that’s been kept under wraps for thousands of years comes to the screen in this suspense thriller from director Ron Howard. The stately silence of Paris’ Louvre museum is broken when one of the gallery’s leading curators is found dead on the grounds, with strange symbols carved into his body and left around the spot where he died. Hoping to learn the significance of the symbols, police bring in Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), a gifted cryptographer who is also the victim’s granddaughter. Needing help, Sophie calls on Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a leading symbologist from the United States. As Sophie and Robert dig deeper into the case, they discover the victim’s involvement in the Priory of Sion, a secret society whose members have been privy to forbidden knowledge dating back to the birth of Christianity. In their search, Sophie and Robert happen upon evidence that could lead to the final resting place of the Holy Grail, while members of the priory and an underground Catholic society known as Opus Dei give chase, determined to prevent them from sharing their greatest secrets with the world. Also starring Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, and Alfred Molina, The Da Vinci Code was shot on location in France and the United Kingdom; the Louvre allowed the producers to film at the famous museum, but scenes taking place at Westminster Abbey had to filmed elsewhere when church officials declined permission., A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years — which could shake the foundations of Christianity., An expert on religious symbology uncovers a conspiracy involving the life of Jesus Christ., The curator of the Louvre is murdered, leaving behind a chain of obscure clues to a world-changing secret. Cryptologist Sophie and Harvard professor Robert embark on a race against time to uncover the precious truth before it falls into the wrong hands., An American researcher and a beautiful French cryptologist unravel clues hidden in famous works of art and mythical locations to reveal one of Christianity’s darkest secrets. At the same time, they must avoid the police and escape the clutches of the secretive upper echelons of the Church., Religious symbology expert Robert Langdon uncovers a conspiracy involving the life of Jesus Christ after a curator at the Louvre is found murdered with strange symbols carved into his body. Together with a gifted cryptographer, he probes the mystery while members of Opus Dei scheme to thwart their investigation., A blockbuster adaptation of the sensational best seller about an expert on religious symbology who uncovers a deadly conspiracy involving the life of Jesus Christ., An American professor and a French cryptologist must put their heads together to solve the mystery of an ancient relic and stop a mass murderer., Adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-seller about an expert on religious symbology who uncovers a deadly conspiracy involving the life of Jesus Christ.