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Soylent Green

"It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green."

69
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PG 1973 · 1h 37m
Crime, Science Fiction, Mystery
Starring Charlton Heston · Leigh Taylor-Young · Chuck Connors
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In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

Theatrical
May 9, 1973
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 5, 2003
Box Office
$3.6M
Theaters
2
Director
Richard Fleischer
Writer
Stanley R. Greenberg
Producers
Walter Seltzer, Russell Thacher
Music
Fred Myrow
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
based on novel or book greenhouse effect paranoia dystopia overpopulation global warming water shortage cannibal genocide murder investigation colony collapse disorder eutanasia assisted suicide reflective crime against humanity murder case food shortage societal collapse processing plant environmental collapse bold cruel tragic
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Cast

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C
Charlton Heston
Detective Robert Thorn
L
Leigh Taylor-Young
Shirl
C
Chuck Connors
Tab Fielding
J
Joseph Cotten
William R. Simonson
B
Brock Peters
Chief Hatcher
P
Paula Kelly
Martha Phillips
E
Edward G. Robinson
Sol Roth
S
Stephen Young
Gilbert
M
Mike Henry
Kulozik
L
Lincoln Kilpatrick
The Priest
R
Roy Jenson
Donovan
L
Leonard Stone
Charles
W
Whit Bissell
Gov. Santini
C
Celia Lovsky
The Exchange Leader
D
Dick Van Patten
Usher #1
M
Morgan Farley
Book #1
J
John Barclay
Book #2
B
Belle Mitchell
Book #3
C
Cyril Delevanti
Book #4
F
Faith Quabius
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Human Nature in a Dystopian Future
Taglines It's the year 2022... People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN.
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The Mystery Behind Soylent Green
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