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Storyline

An unconscious man is washed ashore on the beach of a small French village during a heavy storm. A retired doctor takes care of the unconscious stranger. When the mysterious man recovers, he can't remember a thing. He does not know his name, he does not know where his flashback memories come from, and he does not know why the access code for an anonymous Swiss bank account is implanted in his thigh. As he seeks his own identity, things quickly become dangerous. There are attempts to kill him, he is well known in first class hotels across Europe, and worst of all, there are strange similarities between his memories and reported actions of the notorious terrorist, Carlos the Jackal.

Country: United States

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English, FrenchGerman |  See more »

Release Date: May 8, 1988

Also Known As: Самоличността на Борн, Идентификация Борна (фильм, 1988)La mémoire dans la peau, Χωρίς ταυτότητα, スナイパー/地獄の暗殺者, 神鬼认证 (电视影集), Identitatea lui Bourne, Bourne Identity, Conspiración terrorista: El caso Bourne, Тайна личности Борна, Identitet okänd, スナイパー/狙撃者, 狙撃者/ボーン・アイデンティティ, The Bourne Identity (film din 1988), Meduusan verkko, Identità bruciata, Missão Matar, La identidad de Bourne, A Bourne rejtély, Bornov identitet, Tożsamość Bourne'a, Agent ohne Namen, La Mémoire dans la peau (tv), Medusan verkko, The Bourne Identity, Kdo je Bourne?, Horis taftotita |  See more »

Genres

Plot Keywords

spy
ambush
based on novel or book
identity
amnesia
hitman
mission of murder
lovers
miniseries
cia
assassin
shootout
fugitive
zurich switzerland
espionage
based on novel
character name in series title
jason bourne character
cia central intelligence agency
three word title
1980s
death
held at gunpoint
rescue
escape attempt
deception
betrayal
double cross
near death experience
attempted murder
survival
fear
paranoia
danger
panic
assassination
assassination attempt
spy mission
black ops
neo noir
amnesiac
memory loss
product placement
chase
car chase
foot chase
fight
explosion
exploding building
hand grenade
street shootout
final showdown
fight to the death
childhood home
top secret
secret mission
ex special forces
assumed identity
carlos the jackal
terrorist
silencer
sniper
assault rifle
lasersight
parking garage
american flag
jumping from a car
bridge
attempted rape
economist
canadian
knocked unconscious
threatened with a knife
falling down stairs
two against one
alley
alley fight
fishing boat
storm at sea
underwater scene
village
fishing village
coastal town
france
eiffel tower paris
frenchman
frenchwoman
swiss
shot in the head
shot in the forehead
gunshot wound
bare chested male
hairy chest
beach
washing up on a beach
doctor
englishman abroad
implant
microscope
money
bank
safe deposit box
henchman
thug
frame up
framed for murder
fingerprint
secret door
new york city
senator
general
mole
corpse
dead body
nude woman murdered
offscreen killing
confessional
priest
boat
mustache
boarding house
wheelchair
news report
restaurant
hotel
hotel room
kiss
premarital sex
love interest
character says i love you
flashlight
newspaper headline
library
punched in the face
punched in the chest
beating
impersonating a police officer
car theft
limousine
embassy
airport
flare
american abroad
false accusation
interrogation
castle
investigation
woman in jeopardy
anti hero
warrior
revenge
disguise
small town
lightning
false identity
prologue
husband wife relationship
husband kills his wife
unfaithful wife
eavesdropping
following someone
innocent person killed
massacre
bank manager
female spy
secret agent
undercover agent
undercover
flashback
bank account
surveillance
main character shot
tv mini series
two part tv movie
blood
blood splatter
violence
coffin
graveyard
umbrella
male female relationship
dual identity
ship
sea
swimming
disarming someone
uzi
opening action scene
revolver
beretta
hand to hand combat
mixed martial arts
martial arts
villain
fistfight
brawl
knife
gunfight
showdown
semiautomatic pistol
pistol
on the run
one against many
one man army
tough guy
action hero
hero
slow motion scene
taxi driver
taxi
lingerie slip
writing in lipstick
voice over narration
telephone number
telephone call
stitches
shot to death
shot in the throat
shot in the neck
shot in the leg
shot in the chest
shot in the back
reference to charles degaulle
photograph
phone booth
pay phone
nightmare
murder
moving van
moving man
mover
mourning one's wife
mourning one's lover
man overboard
machine gun
love
lipstick
kidnapping
group of children
funeral
framed photograph
falling into water
falling from height
ends with funeral
elevator
dress shop
disguised as a vagrant
crashing through a banister
cemetery
car
broken finger
breaking someone's fingers
alcoholic
seine river
on the road
church
reconstructive surgery
paris france
microfilm
hostage
escape
bullet wound
gun
suspense
character name in title
title spoken by character
surprise ending

Company Credits

Production Co: Alan Shayne Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1988 | 2 Episodes

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Awards

Awards & Nominations

Primetime Emmy 1988

Nominee

Winner

Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Nominee

Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production

Golden Globe 1989

Nominee

Golden Globe

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

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