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Where was The Bourne Identity filmed?

2002 film, directed by Doug Liman.

  • Switzerland

The story is set in Italy, about 364 miles (585 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Italy; Washington; D.C.; Paris
Filmed in
Switzerland
Distance
About 364 miles (585 km) between Italy and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 4,138 miles (6,660 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 307 miles (495 km) between Paris and the nearest filming location.

About The Bourne Identity

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Released
2002
Director
Doug Liman
Cast
Matt DamonFranka PotenteChris CooperClive OwenBrian CoxAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeGabriel MannJulia StilesWalton GogginsJosh Hamilton
Genre
SpyAction ThrillerActionThrillerMystery
Based on
The Bourne Identity

The story

In the Mediterranean Sea, Italian fishermen rescue an American man adrift with gunshot wounds in his back.

The man takes everything but the gun and starts using the name on the American passport, Jason Bourne.

From the apartment, Bourne contacts a hotel to inquire about the names on his passports.

Famous lines from The Bourne Identity

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • You never made a mistake before.Abbott
  • I thought you were never gonna do that.Conklin
  • Well.. We, uh, lost communication with our man.Conklin
  • Who are you? What's your name? What's your name?Giancarlo
  • No it's not coming back, goddammit, that's the point!Bourne

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