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Status
Released
Release
1979
Runtime
1h 58m
Available options inUS
"One man against the world."
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.
16 Cast Members
Paul Newman
Essex
Vittorio Gassman
Saint Christopher
Fernando Rey
Grigor
Bibi Andersson
Ambrosia
Brigitte Fossey
Vivia, Essex's Wife
Nina van Pallandt
Deuca
Craig Richard Nelson
Redstone
David Langton
Goldstar
Thomas Hill
Francha
Monique Mercure
Redstone's Mate
Maruska Stankova
Jaspera
Anne Gerety
Aeon
Michel Maillot
Obelus
Max Fleck
Wood Supplier
Françoise Berd
Charity House Woman
Emil Glassbourg
Lost Soul (uncredited)
