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The Bourne Legacy (Original title)
Date: 2012 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Canada, Japan

Director: Tony Gilroy

Synopsis: Action drama. Following Jason Bourne's exposure of Operation Blackbriar, the CIA decides to dispose of their other covert operations, which includes eliminating their field agents. However, Aaron Cross, an agent from Operation Outcome, escapes execution and, with the help of an Outcome scientist Marta Shearing, sets out to expose the crimes of his superiors.

Genres:
Action and Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Subjects:
Central Intelligence Agency, Espionage, Intelligence operations
Releases
Date: 10 August 2012Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DataSat / SDDS / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 13 August 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DataSat / SDDS / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 134 mins 55 secs - Length: 12142 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire

Credits (54)
©: Universal Studios, Production Company: Kennedy/Marshall, [Produced] in association with: Captivate Entertainment, [Produced] with the support of: The New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development, Produced with the assistance of: Alberta Multimedia Development Fund Government of Alberta, [Produced] with the participation of: Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC, Presents: Universal Pictures, [Presented] in association with: Relativity Media, Presented in association with: Dentsu Inc., Executive Producer: Henry Morrison, Executive Producer: Jennifer Fox, Produced by: Frank Marshall, Produced by: Patrick Crowley, Produced by: Jeffrey M. Weiner, Produced by: Ben Smith, Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman, Unit Production Manager: Patrick Crowley, Location Manager: Joe C. Guest, Post-production Supervisor: Jennifer Lane, 2nd Unit Director: Dan Bradley, 1st Assistant Director: Steve E. Andrews, 1st Assistant Director: William M. Connor, Casting by: Ellen Chenoweth, Screenplay by: Tony Gilroy, Screenplay by: Dan Gilroy, Story by: Tony Gilroy, Inspired by the "Bourne" Series Created by: Robert Ludlum, Director of Photography: Robert Elswit, Visual Effects Supervisor: Hal Couzens, Visual Effects Supervisor: Mike Ellis, Visual Effects 1: Double Negative, Visual Effects 2: Level 256, Visual Effects 3: Rhythm & Hues Studios, Visual Effects 4: Phosphene, Visual Effects 5: lola|VFX, Special Effects Supervisor: Garry Elmendorf, Special Effects Supervisor (New York): Steven Kirshoff, Edited by: John Gilroy, Production Designer: Kevin Thompson, Costume Designer: Shay Cunliffe, Makeup Department Head: Felicity Bowring, Hair Department Head: Jerry Decarlo, Title Design: Scarlet Letters, Music by: James Newton Howard, Orchestra Conducted by: Pete Anthony, Blake Neely, Production Sound Mixer: Kirk Francis, Re-recording Mixer: Gary Summers, Re-recording Mixer: David Parker, Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg, Stunt Co-ordinator: Chris O'Hara, Stunt Co-ordinator: Dan Bradley, Fight Co-ordinator: Jonathan Eusebio
Cast (10)
Jeremy Renner (Aaron Cross), Rachel Weisz (Dr. Marta Shearing), Edward Norton (Retired Col. Eric Byer, USAF), Stacy Keach (Retired Adm. Mark Turso), Dennis Boutsikaris (Terrence Ward), Oscar Isaac (Outcome #3), Joan Allen (Pam Landy), Albert Finney (Dr. Albert Hirsch), David Strathairn (Noah Vosen), Scott Glenn (Ezra Kramer)