Quintet (1979)
2.7 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
"Quintet" is a somber science fiction tale that takes place after a nuclear holocaust has thrown the world into another Ice Age. A man named Essex (Paul Newman) and his pregnant wife Vivia (Brigitte Fossey) are wandering the desolate, frozen landscape and attempting to find Essex's brother, Francha (Tom Hill). They finally locate him in a frozen city, occupied by a number of apocalyptic survivors who who pass their time playing a mysterious game called "Quintet". No one is able to explain just how it is played, but Grigor (Fernando Rey) appears to act as the referee, and the stakes of the game are unusually high - losing means being thrown out into the snow and devoured by Rottweilers. Francha is soon killed, not as a casualty of Quintet per se, but for playing an assassination game on the side to relieve his own ennui. As 'collateral damage', Vivia and the rest of Francha's family are soon extinguished as well. Essex is not happy with the way they've been rubbed out, but as he attempts to seek revenge, he is only drawn deeper into the lethal competition of Quintet. - Actors:
- Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Nina Van Pallandt, David Langton, Thomas Hill, Monique Mercure, Craig Richard Nelson, Maruska Stankova, Anne Gerety, Michel Maillot, Max Fleck, Françoise Berd, Emil Glassbourg
- Directors:
- Robert Altman
- Producers:
- Robert Altman
- Writers:
- Frank Barhydt, Robert Altman, Patricia Resnick
- Studio:
- ESC EDITIONS
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
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