Mumbai, September 30, 2005: Star Movies brings you the best of stunts and action films with the World Stunts and Action Extravaganza festival. This October, every Monday night at 9:00 p.m., "World Stunts and Action Extravaganza" will showcase the best of action in cinema with some of the world's best actors in the lead. Among the films featured are The Bourne Identity starring Matt Damon, Die Another Day starring Pierce Brosnan, and Minority Report starring Tom Cruise. It all ends with a gathering of the biggest stars at the Taurus World Stunt Awards 2005 which will be aired on October 24, 2005 featuring celebrity presenters including The Rock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Carradine and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The festival kicks off this Monday, October 3, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. with the thriller, The Bourne Identity. On a stormy night, a young man with two bullets in his back is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea. With no memory of who he is, he tries to rebuild his past with the help of a Swiss bank account number that is implanted in his hip. Armed with a bag of money, numerous passports and mysterious martial arts skills, he scours Paris for clues about his identity and past life... and finds himself in the middle of two assassination plots masterminded by the CIA. Join Matt Damon as he searches for the truth in the action packed blockbuster The Bourne Identity, only on Star Movies.
So enjoy the World Stunts and Action Extravaganza and catch all the very best of world action films, only on Star Movies.
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