Reel 1567

THE BOURNE IDENTITY, PART I

THE BOURNE IDENTITY, PART I Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith star in this complex thriller, which unfolds at the fast-paced clip of James Bond films while weaving suspense in the style of Hitchcock. Adapted from Robert Ludlum's novel and filmed in Europe, the two-part 1986 TV-movie opens in a small French crossroad village, where a man (Chamberlain) has washed ashore. The stranger has been shot several times and suffers from amnesia. He's treated by a kindly, alcoholic doctor (Dermot Elliott), who controls his patient with unrelenting clout to his identity. His facial features have undergone extensive reconstruction, and a piece of microfilm, surgically implanted in his hip, holds the number of an account in a Zurich bank. Using a forged passport, the amnesiac travels to Zurich and checks into a first-class hotel. With an air of secrecy, the registrant addresses him as Jason Bourne—the wealthy Jason Bourne. Investigating the bank lead, Bourne is ambushed by gunmen, whom he eludes by taking a hostage, economist Marie St. Jacques (Smith). Their escape propels them into shattering intrigue involving a U.S. intelligence mission, an assassination—and the secret of Bourne's true identity. Abasi, Donald Moffat, Koenig, Peter Vaughan, Carlos Yorga Voyage, O'Nemaraunt, Philip Madoc. (2 hrs.)

THE BOURNE IDENTITY, PART I Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith star in this complex thriller, which unfolds at the fast-paced clip of James Bond films while weaving suspense in the style of Hitchcock. Adapted from Robert Ludlum's novel and filmed in Europe, the two-part 1988 TV movie opens in a small French coastal village, where a man (Chamberlain) has washed ashore. The stranger has been shot several times and suffers from amnesia. He is treated by a kindly, alcoholic doctor (Denholm Elliott), who confronts his patient with unsettling clues to his identity: his facial features have undergone extensive reconstruction, and a piece of microfilm, surgically implanted in his hip, holds the number of an account in a Zurich bank. Using a forged passport, the amnesiac travels to Zurich and checks into a first-class hotel. With an air of secrecy, the register addresses him as Jason Bourne—the wealthy Jason Bourne investigating the bank lead (Bourne is ambushed) by gunmen, whom he eludes by taking a hostage economist, Marie St. Jacques (Smith). Their escape propels them into labyrinthine intrigue involving a U.S. intelligence mission, an assassin—and the secret of Bourne's true identity. About: Donald Moffat Koenig Peter Vaughan Carlos Yorgo Voyage D'Armancourt Phlip Madoc (2 hrs.) Richard Chamberlain