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User Rating:
6.8/10   1,723 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Ludlum (novel)
Carol Sobieski (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 May 1988 (USA) more
Plot:
A man is washed ashore the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
User Reviews:
I liked it! more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Chamberlain ... Jason Bourne

Jaclyn Smith ... Marie St. Jacques
Anthony Quayle ... Gen. François Villiers
Donald Moffat ... David Abbott
Yorgo Voyagis ... Carlos
Peter Vaughan ... Fritz Koenig
Denholm Elliott ... Geoffrey Washburn

Michael Habeck ... The fat man

Wolf Kahler ... Gold Glasses
Philip Madoc ... Pierre D'Armacourt
Bill Wallis ... Chernak
Franziskus Abgottspon ... Zurich cabbie #2 (as Franciscus Abgottspon)
Frederick Bartman ... Man in bank lobby
John Carlin ... Albert Stossel, asst. manager
George Lane Cooper ... Fritz Koenig's driver
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Additional Details

Runtime:
185 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo (remix for video release)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In Zürich at the river, Bourne fires a silenced pistol, yet you hear normal gunshots. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Porne Ultimatum (2008) (V) more

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14 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
I liked it!, 31 May 2004
9/10
Author: tin2019 from Sarajevo, Bosnia

I agree that the movie is a bit old, and I haven't read the book so I can't say if it's better. But I like it more than a newer, Matt Damon, version because it has a more interesting plot, and an intriguing ending.

The acting is good and the characters are well developed. The only thing I liked better in the new Bourne Identity is that the martial arts are phenomenal and the action scenes very intense, but everything else is better in the older one.

All in all it is a very good thriller with some corny scenes here and there, but it'll provide you with much suspense and an interesting ending that you would never expect.

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