Quintet

Essex

Saint Christopher

Grigor

Ambrosia

Vivia, Essex's Wife

Goldstar

Francha (as Tom Hill)

Redstone's Mate

Redstone

Jaspera

Aeon

Obelus

Wood Supplier

Charity house woman

Lost Soul (uncredited)

The five different tokens used in the "Quintet" board-game were the starfish, the red amulet, the ice crystal, the scalloped cross, and the mushroom-shaped token.

The pavilion was to be razed after filming was complete. Director Robert Altman had developed an affection for the silk-screened glass panels that he had used to heighten the lost-world sense of the movie's setting. He salvaged the 44 panels and for a time displayed them at his Lion's Gate studio. When he and his wife found an apartment in Manhattan in 1984, about a dozen of the panels - some as tall as 18 feet - became the dominant decorative feature. The history of the panels and the apartment, with photos, became an article in the March 1990 issue of "Architectural Digest", preserved online at www.sopot.org/altmanresidence.pdf.

One of two 1979 cinema movies directed by Robert Altman first released in that year. The other picture was A Perfect Couple (1979).

Saint Christopher: Hope is an obsolete word.

Goldstar: I find you despicable. I despise your arrogance.

Essex: Tell me, is Saint Christopher as good a player as they say he is?