Drama ·Thriller · France · 1982 · 2h 2m

Enigma

Director

Cast

Martin Sheen as Alex Holbeck Brigitte Fossey as Karen Reinhardt Sam Neill as Dimitri Vasilikov Derek Jacobi as Kurt Limmer Michael Lonsdale as Bodley Frank Finlay as Canarsky

Crew

Jean-Louis Picavet — Director of Photography Peter Weatherley — Editor Douglas Gamley — Original Music Composer Marc Wilkinson — Original Music Composer John Briley — Screenplay Michael Barak — Novel

Tagline

He was a man without a country. A face they couldn't trace. A man without a chance. An enigma.

Synopsis

Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.

Mood & Themes

central intelligence agency (cia)love triangle spy cold war iron curtain kgb renegade

Key Collaborators

Jeannot Szwarc Director Jean-Louis Picavet Director of Photography Peter Weatherley Editor Douglas Gamley Original Music Composer Marc Wilkinson Original Music Composer John Briley Screenplay Michael Barak Novel André Pergament Producer Peter Shaw Producer François Comtet Production Design

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