The Bourne Identity 1988
Created by Robert Ludlum
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- 1 season
- 2 episodes
- Ended
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?
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Richard ChamberlainJason Bourne
- Jaclyn SmithMarie St. Jacques
- Anthony QuayleFrançois Villiers
- Donald MoffatDavid Abbott
- Yorgo VoyagisCarlos
- Peter VaughanFritz Koenig
- Denholm ElliottWashburn
Crew
- Robert LudlumCreator
- Roger YoungDirector
- Carol SobieskiWriter
- Robert LudlumNovel
- Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
- Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer
- Ellen Ring JacobsonEditor
- Benjamin A. WeissmanEditor
- Robert LudlumProducer
- Frederick MullerProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries2 eps · 1988
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