The Bourne Identity (2002)
Coming Out at 14 June 2002 in theaters.
Action, Mystery, Thriller
The Bourne Identity is action thriller film based on Robert Ludlum’s novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a man suffering from extreme memory loss and attempting to discover his true identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The film also features Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The first installment in the Jason Bourne film series, it was followed by The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jason Bourne (2016).
The film was co-produced and directed by Doug Liman and adapted for the screen by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Although Robert Ludlum died in 2001, he is credited as an executive producer alongside Frank Marshall. Universal Pictures released the film to theatres in the United States on June 14, 2002. The film opened to critical and commercial success, grossing $214 million on a $60 million budget.
In the Mediterranean Sea, Italian fishermen rescue an unconscious American floating adrift with two gunshot wounds in his back. They tend to his wounds, and when the man wakes, they find he suffers from dissociative amnesia. He has no memory of his own identity, but he retains his speech and finds himself capable of advanced combat skills and fluency in several languages. The skipper finds a tiny laser projector under the man’s hip that, when activated, gives the number of a safe deposit box in Zürich. Upon landing in Imperia, Italy, the American goes to the bank in Switzerland to investigate the deposit box. He finds it contains a large sum of money in various currencies, numerous passports and identity cards with his picture on all of them, and a handgun. The man takes everything but the gun, and leaves, opting to use the name on the American passport, Jason Bourne.
Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Tony Gilroy, W. Blake Herron
Stars: Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gabriel Mann
Matt Damon | … | Bourne |
Franka Potente | … | Marie |
Chris Cooper | … | Conklin |
Clive Owen | … | The Professor |
Brian Cox | … | Ward Abbott |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | … | Wombosi |
Gabriel Mann | … | Zorn |
Walton Goggins | … | Research Tech |
Josh Hamilton | … | Research Tech |
Julia Stiles | … | Nicolette |
Orso Maria Guerrini | … | Giancarlo |
Tim Dutton | … | Eamon |
Denis Braccini | … | Picot |
Nicky Naudé | … | Castel |
David Selburg | … | Marshall |
Demetri Goritsas | … | Com Tech |
Russell Levy | … | Manheim |
Anthony Green | … | Security Chief |
Hubert Saint-Macary | … | Morgue Boss |
David Bamber | … | Consulate Clerk |
Gwenaël Clause | … | Deauvage |
Emanuel Booz | … | Taxi Driver |
Philippe Durand | … | Morgue Attendant |
Vincent Franklin | … | Rawlins |
Paulette Frantz | … | Concierge |
Thierry René | … | Wombosi Counselor |
Roger Frost | … | Apfel |
David Gasman | … | Deputy DCM |
Harry Gilbert | … | Alain |
Delphine Lanson | … | Alliance Secretary |
William Cagnard | … | Davies |
Kait Tenison | … | Bank Receptionist |
Joseph Beddelin | … | Zurich Cop |
Rainer Werner | … | Zurich Cop |
Katie Thynne | … | Claudia |
Aaron Lilly | … | Marine |
Ronald Benefield | … | Marine |
Bradley J. Goode | … | Marine |
Troy Lenhardt | … | Marine |
Joshua McNew | … | Marine |
Joe Montana | … | Marine |
John Pawlikowski | … | Marine |
Michael Rix | … | Marine |
Brad Rizer | … | Marine |
Andrew Webster | … | Marine |
Houston Williams | … | Marine |
Alain Grellier | … | Salvi |
Arnaud Henriet | … | Wombosi Bodyguard |
Jean-Yves Bilien | … | Wombosi Bodyguard |
Danny Erskine | … | Wombosi Bodyguard |
Elwin ‘Chopper’ David | … | Wombosi Bodyguard |
Roberto Bestazzoni | … | Fisherman |
Ludovic Boulnois | … | Passer-by in Train Station |
Brian Huskey | … | Treadstone Research Technician |
Jimmy Jean-Louis | … | Wombosi Bodyguard |
Alexander Karmios | … | Boy renting scooter in Mykonos |
Eric Moreau | … | Policeman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia