The spy thriller opens as an amnesiac is rescued at sea by the crew of an Italian fishing boat. Nearly dead, he carries nothing but the bullets in his back and the bank account number embedded in his hip. Although completely without identity or background, he possesses an array of extraordinary talents in fighting, linguistics and self-defense that speaks of a dangerous past. In the present he is disoriented and wary as he is propelled into an urgent search to discover who he is and why his life has taken a perilous turn. A Zurich safe deposit box yields an assortment of passports, a hefty load of cash, an automatic weapon and a name--Jason Bourne--with a Paris address. What it means remains a mystery, but Bourne quickly realizes that although he knows no one, there are people who recognize him--and do not wish him well. When he meets Marie Kreutz, a hard-luck German-born wanderer, he makes a desperate pitch--$10,000 for a ride to Paris. Despite her reservations, Marie takes the cash and begins a journey with Bourne that changes her life forever. The trail of Jason Bourne's past snakes from Europe to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, where Treadstone, a clandestine operation is based. As Bourne and Marie struggle to stay below the radar in France, all of the stealthy muscle of Treadstone is focused on tracking them and neutralizing Bourne as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Production Universal Pictures; Hypnotic; Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG [de]; Kennedy/Marshall Company, The; Stillking Films [cz];
Cast Names Matt Damon; Franka Potente; Chris Cooper; Clive Owen; Brian Cox; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Gabriel Mann; Walton Goggins; Josh Hamilton; Julia Stiles; Orso Maria Guerrini; Tim Dutton; Denis Braccini; Nicky Naude; David Selburg; Demetri Goritsas; Russell Levy; Anthony Green; Hubert Saint-Macary; David Bamber; Gwenaël Clause; Emanuel Booz; Philippe Durand; Vincent Franklin; Paulette Frantz; Thierry René; Roger Frost; David Gasman; Harry Gilbert; Delphine Lanson; William Cagnard; Kait Tenison; Joseph Beddelin; Rainer Werner; Katie Thynne; Aaron Lilly; Ronald Benefield; Bradley J. Goode; Troy Lenhardt; Joshua McNew;
Box Office USD 121,468,960
Release Date 2002-06-06 (premiere) 2002-06-14
Genres Action; Adventure; Mystery; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for violence and some language.