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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 9, 1988

Also Known As: Meduusan verkko, Identità bruciataMissão Matar, Самоличността на Борн, La identidad de Bourne, A Bourne rejtély, La mémoire dans la peau, Tożsamość Bourne'a, Bornov identitet, Χωρίς ταυτότητα, Agent ohne Namen, スナイパー/地獄の暗殺者, Medusan verkko, Identitatea lui Bourne, Conspiración terrorista: El caso Bourne, Тайна личности Борна, The Bourne Identity, Identitet okänd, スナイパー/狙撃者, 狙撃者/ボーン・アイデンティティ, Horis taftotita |  See more »

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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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