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Soylent Green (1973)
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In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff. Director:Richard Fleischer |
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| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
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Chuck Connors | ... | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | ||
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Paula Kelly | ... | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | ||
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Stephen Young | ... | |
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Mike Henry | ... | |
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | ... | ||
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Roy Jenson | ... | |
| Leonard Stone | ... | ||
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Whit Bissell | ... | |
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Celia Lovsky | ... | |
| Dick Van Patten | ... | ||
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Storyline
In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a food made by plankton from the oceans. In New York, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end his investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers that the oceans have exhausted and the bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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It's the year 2022... People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN. See more »Parents Guide:
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À Beira do Fim See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Sports Arena - 3939 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Voice over PA: First stage removal. First stage removal. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour.
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Among the buildings in the matte "skyline" in the background of the early scene where Gilbert crosses the drainage ditch, one can see the Marina City towers (Chicago) and the Transamerica Pyramid (San Francisco). See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the scene where Thorn "uses" the furniture, his ascot goes from on to off too quickly for him to have tied it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Voice over PA: First stage removal. First stage removal. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour.
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"Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68: 'Pastoral': I. Allegro ma non Troppo"Ludwig van Beethoven See more »
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