The Bourne Identity (1988)

Directed by

Roger Young

Genre

action film, mystery film, spy film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 05m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 100 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea with no memory and two bullets in his back. He discovers he has deadly skills and must uncover his identity while being hunted by assassins.

mysterioussuspensefultensecold-war-eraintricategrittyslow-burn

What happens

The Bourne Identity is a 1988 American mystery action thriller miniseries adaptation of Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel The Bourne Identity. The adaptation was written by Carol Sobieski, directed by Roger Young for Warner Bros. Television with Richard Chamberlain in the title role, along with Jaclyn Smith. It follows the storyline of the original novel, with a run-time of 185 minutes; with commercials added, the running time was extended to four hours, and was first shown on ABC in two 120 minute installments over two nights, making its first run count as a miniseries rather than a TV movie. As such, it was nominated in the Outstanding Miniseries category at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards. The book was adapted again in 2002 by Doug Liman starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, launching the Bourne series of theatrical films, with considerable deviations from the original Cold War novel. It was followed later by a new series of Bourne bestsellers written by Eric Lustbader with the permission of the Ludlum estate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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