The Bourne Identity (original 2002; edition 2007)

by Matt Damon (Actor)

Series: The Bourne Films (1)

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Bourne, is pulled from the sea suffering from amnesia with a pair of bullet wounds in his back. His only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and several passports with different names await. He quickly realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. With Maria's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs.… (more)

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The Bourne Identity [2002 film] by Doug Liman (Director) (2002)

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freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |

A CIA assassin wakes up with no memory of who he is and tries not to get killed by his superiors.

Entertaining. The action is good. The story starts out promising, but eventually fizzles out into formulaic nonsense. It's worth watching, but I expected a lot more. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Liman, Doug	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gilroy, Tony	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Cooper, Chris	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cox, Brian	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Damon, Matt	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Owen, Clive	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Potente, Franka	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Powell, John	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Bourne, is pulled from the sea suffering from amnesia with a pair of bullet wounds in his back. His only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and several passports with different names await. He quickly realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. With Maria's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs.

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Jason Bourne is pulled from the sea suffering from amnesia with a pair of bullet wounds in his back. His only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and several passports with different names await. He quickly realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Maria ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. With Maria's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs.

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