Quintet Movie Review 1979

Atypical Altman sci-fi effort. The stakes in "Quintet," a form of backgammon, are high--you bet your life. Set during the planet's final ice age. Newman and wife Fossey wander into a dying city and are invited to play the game, with Fossey losing quickly. Bizarre and pretentious, with heavy symbolic going.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Post-Apocalypse, Gambling, Producers: Robert Altman

Screenplay

Lionel Chetwynd, Patricia Resnick, Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt

Cast

Paul Newman, Bibi Andersson, Fernando Rey, Vittorio Gassman, David Langton, Nina Van Pallandt, Brigitte Fossey

Director

Robert Altman

Producer

20th Century-Fox