True Stories: The Bourne Identity
2009, 60 minutes
The true events that influenced Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" series
Documentary exploring the real-life CIA history that inspired the Jason Bourne movies. Robert Ludlum's amnesiac super-spy is a highly skilled secret agent, trained to work secret 'black ops'. The origins of his character lie in genuine CIA programmes to brainwash people into becoming assassins - including shocking experiments that endangered the lives of psychiatric patients.