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Enigma

1982 · 122 min

A tense, tangled Cold War spy thriller that keeps you leaning in as disguises and double-crosses pile up.

Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
He was a man without a country. A face they couldn't trace. A man without a chance. An enigma.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
John Briley
Starring
Martin Sheen, Brigitte Fossey, Sam Neill, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Frank Finlay, Warren Clarke, Michael Williams
Music
Douglas Gamley, Marc Wilkinson
Cinematography
Jean-Louis Picavet
Runtime
122 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
German, English

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