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.

• 20th Century Fox
• Lion's Gate Films
• Paul Newman
• Vittorio Gassman
• Fernando Rey
• Bibi Andersson
• Brigitte Fossey
• Nina van Pallandt
• Craig Richard Nelson
• David Langton