The Bourne Identity 

An injured, unconscious man washes ashore in a small French town. As he recovers, it becomes quite clear, someone is trying to kill him.

Stars:

Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Richard Chamberlain	...	Jason Bourne 2 episodes, 1988
Jaclyn Smith	...	Marie St. Jacques 2 episodes, 1988
Anthony Quayle	...	Gen. François Villiers 2 episodes, 1988
Donald Moffat	...	David Abbott 2 episodes, 1988
Yorgo Voyagis	...	Carlos 2 episodes, 1988
Peter Vaughan	...	Fritz Koenig 2 episodes, 1988
Denholm Elliott	...	Dr. Geoffrey Washburn 2 episodes, 1988
Michael Habeck	...	The Fat Man 2 episodes, 1988
Wolf Kahler	...	Gold Glasses 2 episodes, 1988
Philip Madoc	...	D'Armacourt 2 episodes, 1988
Bill Wallis	...	Chernak 2 episodes, 1988
Franziskus Abgottspon	...	Zurich cabbie #2 2 episodes, 1988
Frederick Bartman	...	Man in bank lobby 2 episodes, 1988
John Carlin	...	Stossel 2 episodes, 1988
George Lane Cooper	...	Gigantic Man 2 episodes, 1988
Otto Dornbierer	...	Boarding house manager 2 episodes, 1988
Freddie Earlle	...	The Beggar 2 episodes, 1988
John Harding	...	BBC TV newsman 2 episodes, 1988
Kate Howard	...	Angelique 2 episodes, 1988
Leslie Lai	...	Vietnamese wife 2 episodes, 1988
Michael Mellinger	...	Bertinelli 2 episodes, 1988
Wayne Michaels	...	Man in elevator 2 episodes, 1988
Jürgen Pruschanski	...	Zurich cabbie #1 2 episodes, 1988
Terry Richards	...	Johann 2 episodes, 1988
William Roberts	...	Peter 2 episodes, 1988
Cyril Shaps	...	Apfel 2 episodes, 1988
Rand Takeuchi	...	Vietnamese boy 2 episodes, 1988
Roger Tebb	...	Blonde man 2 episodes, 1988
Bruce Boa	...	Sen. Crawford 2 episodes, 1988
James Faulkner	...	D'Anjou 2 episodes, 1988
James Laurenson	...	Gillette 2 episodes, 1988
Jacqueline Pearce	...	Madame Jacqui 2 episodes, 1988
Shane Rimmer	...	Gen. Conklin 2 episodes, 1988
Michael Anthony	...	French priest 2 episodes, 1988
Robert Arden	...	Stevens 2 episodes, 1988
Marianne Borgo	...	Boutique receptionist 2 episodes, 1988
David Michael Clarke	...	Carl 2 episodes, 1988
Joseph Frost	...	Young David Webb 2 episodes, 1988
Leon Herbert	...	New York cabbie 2 episodes, 1988
Fabreice Houg	...	Paris cabbie 2 episodes, 1988
Raymond Johnson	...	Abbott's driver 2 episodes, 1988
Robert MacLeod	...	Yachtsman 2 episodes, 1988
Sylvia Marriott	...	Meg 2 episodes, 1988
Ted Maynard	...	Dugan 2 episodes, 1988
James Walker	...	Chef 2 episodes, 1988

Storyline

An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger. When the mysterious man recovers, he can't remember a thing. He does not know his name, he does not know where his flashback memories come from, and he does not know why the access code for an anonymous Swiss bank account is implanted in his thigh. As he seeks his own identity, things quickly become dangerous. There are attempts to kill him, he is well known in first class hotels across Europe, and worst of all, there are strange similarities between his memories and reported actions of the notorious terrorist, Carlos the Jackal.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | assassin | shootout | fugitive | zurich switzerland | 

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Taglines:

From the book by Robert Ludlam, the master writer of international espionage.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

8 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Bourne Identity

Filming Locations:

Tour Eiffel, Champ de Mars, Paris 7, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alan Shayne Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

185 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo (remix for video release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Abbott (Donald Moffat) says that Interpol had been trying to catch Carlos for twenty years. In fact, the real Carlos was born in 1949, and did not become a terrorist until 1970, at age twenty-one, when he joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (P.F.L.P.). Therefore, if Interpol had been trying to catch him for twenty years in 1987 (when the movie was in production), they would have been trying to catch him before he was known to the world. In actuality, he was not known until his first successful bombing, in France, 1975, just twelve years prior to production.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt double when Bourne crashes the car into a street-car.

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Quotes

Jason Bourne: Where am I?
Geoffrey Washburn: You're in Port Noir. This little village on the south coast of France. It's a village without boutique or Club Med or T-shirts. We've managed to avoid the 20th century. Intend to be dead before the 21st. It's quite a trick.

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Connections

Version of The Bourne Identity (2002)

User Reviews

Bourne to TV.......

This is one of the best espionage/thriller ever produced on television. It's a shame that this production ended on television and not in the big screen during its released in 1988.

Although, it's understandable because during those times television was definitely much "bigger" than the movies....plus the stars Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith were the sort of royalties of U.S. television -- dubbed King & Queen of Miniseries.

Excellent performances which was awarded with nominations from the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.

This is true to the book. If you're going to watch the movie version with Matt Damon make sure you see this one first...