Enigma (1982 film)

Enigma
Directed byJeannot Szwarc
Written byJohn Briley
Based onEnigma Sacrifice
(1978 novel)
by Michael Barak
Produced byAndré Pergament
Peter Shaw
StarringMartin Sheen
Sam Neill
Brigitte Fossey
CinematographyJean-Louis Picavet
Edited byPeter Weatherley
Music byDouglas Gamley
Marc Wilkinson
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia-EMI-Warner (UK)
CCFC (France)
Release dates
  • October 15, 1982 (1982-10-15) (UK)
  • August 3, 1983 (1983-08-03) (France)
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.1 million
Box office$894,000

Enigma is a 1982 Cold War spy film directed by Jeannot Szwarc, from a screenplay by John Briley, starring Martin Sheen, Sam Neill, Brigitte Fossey, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Frank Finlay and Kevin McNally. Based on Michael Barak's 1978 novel Enigma Sacrifice, the film centers on a CIA agent who tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence in order to stop a murderous plot.

The film was a British and French co-production. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 1982. Enigma received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial disappointment.