Quintet
“One man against the world.”
1979 · 1 h 58 min
Robert AltmanCast
Paul Newman 
Vittorio Gassman 
Fernando Rey 
Bibi Andersson 
Brigitte Fossey 
Nina van Pallandt
Credits
Written by: Frank Barhydt
Plot
In a future ice age, survivors play a deadly board game called Quintet.
Sinekatalog’s take
Robert Altman's sci-fi, with Paul Newman, is bleak, murky and slow, one of his weaker works.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.0 / 10 (4,015 votes)
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