Soylent Green (1973)

  • PG
  • 04/19/1973 (US)
  • Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
  • 1h 37m

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

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.

Richard Fleischer

Director

Stanley R. Greenberg

Screenplay

Harry Harrison

Novel

Cast

Charlton Heston's headshot

Charlton Heston

Detective Robert Thorn
Leigh Taylor-Young's headshot

Leigh Taylor-Young

Shirl
Chuck Connors's headshot

Chuck Connors

Tab Fielding
Joseph Cotten's headshot

Joseph Cotten

William R. Simonson
Brock Peters's headshot

Brock Peters

Chief Hatcher
Paula Kelly's headshot

Paula Kelly

Martha Phillips
Edward G. Robinson's headshot

Edward G. Robinson

Sol Roth
Stephen Young's headshot

Stephen Young

Gilbert

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