Maps of Movies

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Where The Bourne Identity says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Zurich on screen is Prague on the ground, the opening sea is Italy, and a Paris built from stitched-together streets

Scenes and places

The fishing boat and the man in the water (2002)

An Italian fishing crew hauls a wounded, amnesiac man out of the sea. The fisherman Giancarlo removes two bullets and finds a bank account number implanted under the skin of his hip.

Set in Mediterranean Sea, off the fishing boat — Italian fishermen haul a wounded, amnesiac man out of the water and find a bank account number under the skin of his hip.

Filmed at Imperia port, Oneglia pier (Oneglia port, Imperia, Italy) — The first ten minutes were shot in and around Imperia; the Oneglia pier is recognisable by its lighthouse. Whether the sea scene itself was shot here is not known. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Imperia is on the Ligurian coast of Italy; Oneglia is the eastern harbour district.

The park bench in Zurich (2002)

Two Zurich police officers wake the stranger on a park bench after hours. When they demand papers he has none, and he disarms and outfights both. It is the first proof that he has trained fighting skills.

Set in A Zurich park, after hours — Two police officers wake the stranger on a park bench. When they demand papers he has none, and he disarms and outfights both. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Kampa Island is named after the field where soldiers camped during the Battle of White Mountain; the stream beside it is the Čertovka mill channel.

Filmed at Kampa Park and the Čertovka stream, Prague (Kampa · Malá Strana, Prague, Czechia) — Standing in for Zurich. The Czech Film Commission lists Kampa park; coordinate is Kampa Island, not the exact bench. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Kampa Island is just below Charles Bridge on the Malá Strana side.

The Zurich bank and the deposit box (2002)

Bourne opens the box and finds his own face on several passports. He picks the Jason Bourne one and learns he lives in Paris.

Set in Gemeinschaft Bank, Zurich — He enters the bank, gives the account number and opens a deposit box full of cash, passports and a gun. He picks the passport that reads Jason Bourne, and is told he lives in Paris. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Politických vězňů and Washingtonova, Prague (New Town · Politických vězňů, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — Street junction used for the Zurich bank exterior; the street ends at the National Opera. The coordinate is the street, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Politických vězňů at Opletalova, Prague (New Town · Politických vězňů, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — Corner with the Zurich bar sign 'Zwei Hunde'; the tram crossing at the end of the street was painted Zurich blue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

Filmed at 17. listopadu, Prague (Old Town · 17. listopadu, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — Snow-covered 'Zurich' street beside the old Jewish cemetery wall and the Museum of Decorative Arts. Street name from the Czech Film Commission; the scene link is from the blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Escape from the U.S. consulate (2002)

Marines and guards close in on Bourne at the consulate, and he slips out through the building. In the visa queue he meets Marie, who is stranded without a visa.

Set in U.S. consulate, Zurich — Bourne goes to the consulate looking for help, and Marines and guards close in. He slips away through the building. In the visa queue he meets Marie Kreutz. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Panská 7, Prague (New Town · Panská, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — Consulate entrance where he shows his passport to get in. Next to the Mucha Museum. Address only, no coordinate in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

Filmed at Hotel Carlo IV, Senovážné náměstí, Prague (New Town · Senovážné náměstí, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — The emergency exit he escapes through, to the left of the hotel entrance. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

Filmed at V Cípu, Prague (New Town · V Cípu, Prague, Czechia (stands in for Switzerland)) — Street where Bourne and Marie meet at the Mini, about 50 m from the consulate entrance, behind the Palace Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Bourne's Paris apartment (2002)

Bourne finds that the door and the concierge recognise him, so the flat is his. He looks for clues and tests what he knows, then a man arrives to kill him.

Set in Bourne's apartment, Paris — He finds the door and the concierge recognise him, so the flat is his. Then a man arrives to kill him. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at 104 Avenue Kléber (16th arrondissement · Avenue Kléber, Paris, France) — One blog names the building; on screen the address reads 104 Rue du Jardin. Coordinate is the avenue, not the door. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Avenue Kléber runs from the Étoile area towards Trocadéro, in the 16th.

The hotel and the phone booth (2002)

Bourne wants the hotel bill of a man named Kane, so he sends Marie to the lobby. She ignores the plan and simply asks the front desk, then knocks on the phone booth across the road.

Set in Hotel Regina and the Tuileries — Bourne sends Marie to a hotel lobby for a guest's records, then meets her across the road by the phone booth. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Hôtel Regina, 2 Place des Pyramides (1st arrondissement · Place des Pyramides, Paris, France) — Blog names the hotel as the lobby; coordinate is the Commons photo position. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On Place des Pyramides, next to the Tuileries and Rue de Rivoli.

Filmed at Tuileries Garden (1st arrondissement · Tuileries Garden, Paris, France) — Garden named by one blog for the phone booth scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.

The country farmhouse (2002)

Marie takes Bourne to her half-brother Eamon's country house to hide. Eamon's family arrives unexpectedly, and trouble follows them there.

Set in Eamon's farmhouse, French countryside — Marie takes Bourne to her half-brother Eamon's country house to hide. Eamon's family arrives unexpectedly, and trouble follows them there.

Filmed at Suchdol, Prague (Suchdol, Prague, Czechia) — French Wikipedia says the isolated farm sequence was filmed in Suchdol, on the outskirts of Prague. Coordinate is the district, not the farm. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Suchdol is a northern district of Prague.

Filmed at Trojanův mlýn, Suchdol, Prague (Suchdol, Prague, Czechia (stands in for France)) — The watermill used for the isolated country house, per two Czech Wikipedia articles that confirm each other (a third, French, is not independent). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The meeting on Pont Neuf (2002)

Bourne rings Conklin and sets up a meeting on the bridge. He spots extra watchers and leaves.

Set in Pont Neuf, Paris — Bourne rings Conklin and sets up a meeting on the bridge. He spots extra watchers and leaves. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Pont Neuf, built 1578-1607, is the oldest surviving bridge over the Seine in Paris.

Filmed at Pont Neuf (Île de la Cité · Pont Neuf, Paris, France) — The bridge itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Crosses the western tip of Île de la Cité; Pont Neuf metro is at the Louvre end.

Filmed at Quai de la Tournelle (5th arrondissement · Quai de la Tournelle, Paris, France) — They sleep in the red Mini by the river Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Place du Marché-Sainte-Catherine (4th arrondissement · Marais, Paris, France) — The Treadstone safe house Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Gare du Nord (10th arrondissement · Gare du Nord, Paris, France) — Bourne leaves the bag in a station locker Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Place des États-Unis (16th arrondissement · Place des États-Unis, Paris, France) — Wombosi's mansion Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Grande Arche, La Défense (La Défense · Grande Arche, Paris, France) — The visit to the shipping office Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rue de Jarente (4th arrondissement · Rue de Jarente, Paris, France) — The back street by the safe house Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Pont des Arts (1st · 6th arrondissement · Pont des Arts, Paris, France) — He walks away over the footbridge Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Mykonos, Greece (Island, Mykonos, Greece) — Marie's scooter shop on the island Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Jason Bourne — A man pulled from the sea with no memory and a bank account number in his hip.
• Marie Kreutz — A stranded traveller he meets in the Zurich consulate queue, who agrees to drive him to Paris.