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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
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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
Themes
- dystopia
- ice age
- post-apocalyptic future
- board game
- deadly game
- cruel
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 450229
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- publication date
- 1980-06-17
- title
- Quintet
- review score
- 27%
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Categories
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 AltmanFilms shot in MontrealFilms with screenplays by Patricia ResnickTemplate film date with 1 release date