WEDNESDAY 09 NOVEMBER
Film
The Bourne Identity
9:00pm - 10:30pm
ITV1 London
VIDEO Plus+: 2151
Subtitled, Audio-described
The spy thriller gets an exciting 21st century makeover in this hip and energetic tale from former indie director Doug Liman. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, it stars Matt Damon as a half-dead amnesiac who's dragged from the Mediterranean Sea by fishermen with no means of identification, except for a device embedded in his hip containing a Swiss bank account number. Unaware that he's actually a top CIA assassin, he sets off to Zurich to investigate, facing cops and government killers as his employers try to wipe out their now renegade operative. The film is fast-paced and slickly executed, with an edgy sophistication the Bond franchise could only dream of. Despite a routine plot, every scene feels fresh and believable, making intelligent use of a sharp, well-fleshed script and strong actors. Damon seems particularly at ease in his smart action hero role, and there's gutsy support from Franka Potente as his love interest.
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Directed by: Doug Liman
Filmed in: 2002
Jason Bourne - Matt Damon
Marie Kreutz - Franka Potente
Ted Conklin - Chris Cooper
The Professor - Clive Owen
Ward Abbott - Brian Cox
Nykwana Wombosi - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Zorn - Gabriel Mann
Nicolette - Julia Stiles
WEDNESDAY 09 NOVEMBER
Film
The Bourne Identity
11:00pm - 11:50pm
ITV1 London
VIDEO Plus+: 120606
Subtitled, Audio-described
Conclusion of tonight's espionage thriller.
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