
The Bourne Identity is a movie directed by Doug Liman in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Ludlum, first published in 1980. The movie features Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and others.
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Year
2002
Minutes
119
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Bourne Identity
Director: Doug Liman
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Length: 1h59m
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Year
1980
Pages
566
Book Rate
8.06
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Book
The Bourne Identity
Author: Robert Ludlum
Country: USA
First published in: 1980
Length: 566 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jason Bourne
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