Quintet

Quintet

118 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery | Feb. 9, 1979

During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is not enough. They play the game with living pieces, and only the winner survives.

Quintet

118 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery | Feb. 9, 1979

Quintet
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is not enough. They play the game with living pieces, and only the winner survives.
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate Films
Original title Quintet
Directors Robert Altman
Writers Patricia Resnick, Lionel Chetwynd, Frank Barhydt, Robert Altman

Cast

Paul Newman

as Essex

Vittorio Gassman

as Saint Christopher

Fernando Rey

as Grigor

Bibi Andersson

as Ambrosia

Brigitte Fossey

as Vivia, Essex's Wife

Craig Richard Nelson

as Redstone

David Langton

as Goldstar

Thomas Hill

as Francha

Monique Mercure

as Redstone's Mate

Maruska Stankova

as Jaspera

Anne Gerety

as Aeon

Michel Maillot

as Obelus

Max Fleck

as Wood Supplier

Françoise Berd

as Charity House Woman

Emil Glassbourg

as Lost Soul (uncredited)