"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."
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
Craig Richard Nelson
as Redstone
David Langton
as Goldstar
Thomas Hill
as Francha
Monique Mercure
as Redstone's Mate
Maruska Stankova
as Jaspera
Anne Gerety
as Aeon
Michel Maillot
as Obelus
Max Fleck
as Wood Supplier
Françoise Berd
as Charity House Woman
Emil Glassbourg
as Lost Soul (uncredited)
Robert Altman
Director
Lionel Chetwynd
Story
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leon Ericksen
Production Design
Dennis M. Hill
Editor
Patricia Resnick
Screenplay
Jean Boffety
Director of Photography
Frank Barhydt
Luca Kouimelis
Casting
Producer
Scott Bushnell
Costume Design
Tom Pierson
Original Music Composer
Wolf Kroeger
Art Direction
Tommy Thompson
Executive Producer
William Hoy
Assistant Editor
Elaine Di Bello Bradish
Producer's Assistant
Hal Sanders
Sound Editor
David Horton Sr.
Sound Effects Designer
Sam Gemette
Robert Gravenor
Sound Designer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Patrice Ryan
Title Designer