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The Bourne Identity
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2002 film directed by Doug Liman
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The Bourne Identity is a 2002 English-language film directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy. Based on the work of the same name, the movie stars in a narrative centered on amnesia. The production was led by producers Doug Liman, Richard N. Gladstein, and Frank Marshall, with John Powell composing the score. It is part of the Bourne series and was produced by Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Barrandov Studios.
The film is categorized as a spy, action, thriller, and mystery film. Its narrative takes place in Italy, Washington, D.C., Paris, and Switzerland, while filming occurred in Prague, Paris, and Imperia. The project originated in the United States, Germany, and the Czech Republic. It has a runtime of 119 minutes and was distributed by Netflix.
Financially, the film had a budget of 60000000 and generated revenue of 214034224. It received a rating of 7.8 on IMDb and 7.477 on TMDb. The movie was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film.
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Film · TMDB
7.5Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Cast
- Matt Damon as Jason Bourne
- Franka Potente as Marie Helena Kreutz
- Chris Cooper as Alexander Conklin
- Clive Owen as The Professor
- Brian Cox as Ward Abbott
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Nykwana Wombosi
Themes
- assassin
- amnesia
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- escape
- barcelona, spain
- spy
- secret identity
- passport
- mission of murder
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Czech Republic
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Bourne
- Based on
- The Bourne Identity
- Main subject
- amnesia
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Composer
- John Powell
- Producer
- Frank Marshall
- Production company
- Barrandov Studios
- Cinematographer
- Oliver Wood
- Narrative location
- Nevers
- Filming location
- Voie Georges-Pompidou
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 668232
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.uphe.com/movies/the-bourne-identity
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- title
- The Bourne Identity
- film editor
- Christopher Rouse
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Robert Ludlum
- nominated for
- Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film
- after a work by
- Robert Ludlum
- derivative work
- Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
- box office
- 121661683
- capital cost
- 60000000
- review score
- 84%
- web feed URL
- www.uphe.com/rss.xml
- sound designer
- Scott Millan
- publication date
- 2002-09-26
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Encyclopedic overview
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action-thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel of the same name, it is the first installment in the Bourne franchise, and stars Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. In the film, Jason Bourne (Damon) has psychogenic amnesia and is forced to fight to unlock his identity and his mysterious connection to the CIA.
Attempts to develop a feature film adaptation of Ludlum's novel first began in 1981 but stalled after being passed to different distributors, with Warner Bros. producing a television film adaptation in 1988. Liman revived the feature film project in 1996 and worked with Ludlum and David Self on its screenplay after Gilroy initially declined: Gilroy made several changes to the script upon joining, with additional contributions from Herron. After Damon and Potente were cast, principal photography began in October 2000 and lasted until February 2001, with filming taking place in Paris, Prague, Imperia, Rome, Mykonos, and Zürich. Production was troubled: the creators frequently clashed with studio executives over delays, costs, last-minute changes, and unexpected reshoots.
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