What's the Difference between The Bourne Identity the Book and The Bourne Identity the Movie?

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The Bourne Identity

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Released: 1980
Author: Robert Ludlum

The Bourne Identity

38%
Released: 2002
Director: Doug Liman
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Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
Portrayed by: Matt Damon
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   Bourne is found in the water and he has several gunshot wounds and a laceration on his head. He has been shot twice.
   Bourne is attacked in Switzerland by two unknown men while in an elevator. He instinctively defends himself revealing his skills. He defends him self against two police officers on a park bench.
   Bourne takes a hostage, a French-Canadian government economist, Marie St. Jacques. He steals a car and has her drive. He approaches Marie Kreutz, a German and offers her $20,000 to take him to Paris.
   Bourne and St. Jaques are captured. While at separate locations, Bourne kills his captors and saves Marie from being raped. He is shot and they go to a hotel so Jason can recover. This doesn't happen.
   Carlos the Jackal features prominently in the story. He isn't mentioned.
   Bourne was an assassin in the Vietnam war with an alias Cain. He has an alias of Kane, but he was never in Vietnam. He was an assassin.
   He is treated by a doctor in Marseille for a long period of time, to recover. He is treated by the doctor on the boat which finds him.
   The story takes place in 1980. The story takes place in 2002.
   Bourne has a microfilm implanted in his hip revealing a bank account in Zurich. Bourne has a small laser pointer implanted in his hip revealing a bank account in Zurich.
   An English doctor, Geoffrey Washburn, operates on Bourne's wounds after the ship's captain gives Bourne to him. The ship's doctor stitches together Bourne's wounds after retrieving him from the water.
   Carlos is a main character, however... Carlos the Jackal is actually in the movie. He is killed off at the beginning of the film.
   He *is* treated by a doctor in Marseille for a long period of time, to recover. He is treated by the captain of the fishing boat which finds him.
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