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
