The Bourne Identity

2002 · 1h59 · Film

Directed by Doug Liman

Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gabriel Mann, Julia Stiles, Walton Goggins, Josh Hamilton

Ideal when you feel… Curious Bored Calm

Wounded 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?

Original language

English

Screenplay

Tony Gilroy, William Blake Herron, Warren Drummond, Robert Ludlum

Music

John Powell

Cinematography

Oliver Wood, Jeremy Braben

Cast

Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gabriel Mann, Julia Stiles, Walton Goggins, Josh Hamilton, Orso Maria Guerrini, Tim Dutton

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