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Close-up of a man in a snowy landscape, with the tagline "One man against the world" from the 1979 film "Quintet.

Quintet (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.

Cast:
Essex: Paul Newman
St. Christopher: Vittorio Gassman
Grigor: Fernando Rey
Ambrosia: Bibi Andersson
Vivia: Brigitte Fossey
Deuca: Nina van Pallandt
Goldstar: David Langton
Francha: Thomas Hill
Redstone's Mate: Monique Mercure
Redstone: Craig Richard Nelson
Jaspera: Maruska Stankova
Aeon: Anne Gerety
Obelus: Michel Maillot
Wood Supplier: Max Fleck
Charity House Woman: Françoise Berd
Lost Soul: Emil Glassbourg

Written by: Frank Barhydt, Robert Altman, Patricia Resnick

Director: Robert Altman

Production: 20th Century Fox, Lion's Gate Films

Release date: 11 Apr 1979
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