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
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)
Crew
Robert Altman
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Patricia Resnick
Screenplay, Story
Frank Barhydt
Screenplay
Lionel Chetwynd
Story
Dennis M. Hill
Editor
William Hoy
Assistant Editor
Jean Boffety
Director of Photography
Tommy Thompson
Executive Producer
Elaine Di Bello Bradish
Producer's Assistant
Leon Ericksen
Production Design
Luca Kouimelis
Casting
Scott Bushnell
Costume Design
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Robert Gravenor
Sound Designer
David Horton Sr.
Sound Effects Designer
Hal Sanders
Sound Editor
Sam Gemette
Sound Editor
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Pierson
Original Music Composer
Patrice Ryan
Title Designer
Wolf Kroeger
Art Direction
