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The Bourne Identity (2002): Film vs Book
Film · 2002 · Directed by Doug Liman · Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente
About the film
A man with no memory discovers he is a skilled agent.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film is a modern action thriller, far from the book's Cold War setting.
Read or watch first?
The book is a tense spy novel.
What the book gives you
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
A pulse-raising chase across Europe with a gripping question at its core: who am I? Smart, tense and hard to put down.
Who will like it: Readers who want a fast, twisty spy thriller about a man who cannot remember who he is.