Directed by:
Robert AltmanCinematography:
Jean BoffetyComposer:
Tom PiersonCast:
Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Nina van Pallandt, Thomas Hill, Craig Richard Nelson, David Langton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A nuclear holocaust has caused another ice age on Earth. A man named Essex and his pregnant wife are combing this desolate world looking his brother Francha and finally find him in a frozen city populated by survivors who spend their time playing a game called quintet. The mysterious game is similar to backgammon, except that whoever loses if thrown into the snow and killed by Rottweilers. After Francha and his family are killed one by one, Essex seeks revenge. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Viridiana (1961)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Bibi Andersson
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Brigitte Fossey
France
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Forbidden Games (1952)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Nina van Pallandt
Denmark
Best movies:
A Wedding (1978)
Cutter's Way (1981)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Thomas Hill
India
Best movies:
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Craig Richard Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Paper Chase (1973)
A Wedding (1978)
3 Women (1977)
David Langton
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Witness for the Prosecution (1982) (TV movie)
Michel Maillot
Best movies:
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
And Hope to Die (1972)
Vincent et moi (1990)
Françoise Berd
Canada
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Agnes of God (1985)
Kamouraska (1973)
Monique Mercure
Canada
Best movies:
Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
Le Violon rouge (1998)
Naked Lunch (1991)