Enigma (1983 film)

Enigma is a 1982 AngloAmerican drama film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Martin Sheen, Sam Neill, Brigitte Fossey, and Kevin McNally. Based on Michael Baraks novel The Enigma, the film centers on a CIA agent that tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence in order to stop a murderous plot.

On arrival in Berlin, Alex finds that the KGB knows he is there. Alex must use numerous disguises and escape from a number of capture attempts. He seeks shelter with his former lover, Karen Brigitte Fossey before moving on as this is too dangerous for her. Karen and a number of Alexs other old friends are arrested and tortured by the police in an attempt to gain information about Alexs whereabouts. As he gets more desperate, Alex enlists Karens help again she seduces Dimitri Vasilikov Sam Neill, the KGB man in charge of the hunt for Alex, in order to obtain information. In the end Dimitri catches Alex and Karen and finds the scrambler hidden in an exhibition artifact. As he is in love with Karen, he lets them go, however, keeping the scrambler which was in fact not needed. On Christmas Day the assassination attempt is successfully thwarted.

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