Doug Liman directed the 2002 action thriller The Bourne Identity, which was written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje feature in the first movie of the Bourne franchise, which is based on Robert Ludlum’s 1980 novel. In the film, Jason Bourne (Damon) suffers from psychogenic amnesia and must struggle to reclaim his identity and uncover his mystery link to the CIA.
Attempts to make a feature film adaptation of Ludlum’s novel began in 1981, but languished after being handed around to several distributors, with Warner Bros. releasing a television film adaptation in 1988. Liman restarted the feature picture idea in 1996 and collaborated with Ludlum and David Self on the screenplay after Gilroy first rejected. Gilroy made significant revisions to the script after joining, with further input from Herron. After Damon and Potente were cast, main photography began in October 2000 and continued until February 2001, with locations including Paris, Prague, Imperia, Rome, Mykonos, and Zurich. Production was difficult: the creators constantly argued with studio officials about delays, prices, last-minute adjustments, and unexpected reshoots.
Originally scheduled to be released in September 2001, Universal Pictures released it in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2002. Critics praised the film’s direction, Damon’s acting, action sequences, and characters, describing it as one of the most influential action pictures of all time.
In the Mediterranean Sea, Italian fisherman save an American guy drifting with two gunshot wounds in his back. While tending to his wounds, they discover he has amnesia but possesses great combat skills and proficiency in many languages. A tiny laser projector discovered implanted in his hip provides the number of a safe deposit box in Zurich, so he travels to check.
In the deposit box, he discovers numerous currencies, passports, IDs with different names, and a revolver. The man removes everything but the pistol and begins using the name on his American passport, Jason Bourne. Following Bourne’s departure, a bank employee calls Operation Treadstone, the CIA’s black ops unit. Its chief, Alexander Conklin, issues alerts to police to arrest Bourne, assigning three operatives.
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