Release Date: 1979-02-09
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.1 / 10
Paul Newman
as Essex
Vittorio Gassman
as Saint Christopher
Fernando Rey
as Grigor
Bibi Andersson
as Ambrosia
Brigitte Fossey
as Vivia, Essex's Wife
Robert Altman - Director
Robert Altman - Story
Lionel Chetwynd - Story
Patricia Resnick - Story
Frank Barhydt - Screenplay
They, the players, make a mistake, bend one their rules, and they pay....