Soylent Green

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Theatrical Release Date:

04/19/1973

DVD Release Date:

08/05/2003

Run Time:

97min.

Starring:

Charlton Heston , Edward G. Robinson , Leigh Taylor-Young , Chuck Connors , Joseph Cotten

Director(s):

Richard Fleischer

Distributor(s):

MGM

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama,Science Fiction

Plot: Richard Fleischer directed this nightmarish science fiction vision of an over-populated world, based on the novel by Harry Harrison. In 2022, New York City is a town bursting at the seams with a 40-million-plus population. Read More

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