
Soylent Green
PG“It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.”
1973·97 min·Released
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
6.9TMDb
7.0IMDb
70%RT
Theatrical Apr 18, 1973
🇺🇸
USA · English · Kids
Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorRichard Fleischer
WriterStanley R. Greenberg
Cast

Charlton Heston
Detective Robert Thorn

Leigh Taylor-Young
Shirl

Chuck Connors
Tab Fielding

Joseph Cotten
William R. Simonson

Brock Peters
Chief Hatcher

Paula Kelly
Martha Phillips

Edward G. Robinson
Sol Roth

Stephen Young
Gilbert

Mike Henry
Kulozik

Lincoln Kilpatrick
The Priest

Roy Jenson
Donovan

Leonard Stone
Charles

Whit Bissell
Gov. Santini

Celia Lovsky
The Exchange Leader

Dick Van Patten
Usher #1

Morgan Farley
Book #1

John Barclay
Book #2

Belle Mitchell
Book #3

Cyril Delevanti
Book #4
Faith Quabius
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Keywords
based on novel or bookparanoiadystopiagreenhouse effectglobal warmingoverpopulationwater shortagecannibalgenocidemurder investigationcolony collapse disordereutanasiaassisted suicidecrime against humanitymurder casefood shortagesocietal collapseprocessing plantenvironmental collapse21st century
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