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5.1During 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.
Released: 1979-02-09118 minDir: Robert AltmanScience Fiction
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
- Nina van Pallandt as Deuca
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Key dates
- Published
- 17 June 1980
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Screenwriter
- Robert Altman
- Cast member
- Thomas Hill
- Producer
- Robert Altman
- Cinematographer
- Jean Boffety
- Filming location
- Montreal
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1979 American films1979 English-language films1979 films1979 science fiction films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican dystopian filmsAmerican films about gamblingAmerican post-apocalyptic filmsAmerican science fiction filmsEnglish-language science fiction filmsFilms about death gamesFilms directed by Robert Altman