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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   14,261 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stanley R. Greenberg (screenplay)
Harry Harrison (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 May 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's the year 2022... People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
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User Reviews:
A surprisingly thought-provoking movie more (181 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlton Heston ... Thorn

Leigh Taylor-Young ... Shirl
Chuck Connors ... Tab
Joseph Cotten ... Simonson

Brock Peters ... Hatcher
Paula Kelly ... Martha

Edward G. Robinson ... Sol Roth
Stephen Young ... Gilbert
Mike Henry ... Kulozik

Lincoln Kilpatrick ... The Priest
Roy Jenson ... Donovan
Leonard Stone ... Charles
Whit Bissell ... Santini
Celia Lovsky ... The Exchange Leader

Dick Van Patten ... Usher #1
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | France:U | UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Iceland:16 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Canada:PG | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edward G. Robinson's final film performance. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Thorne is speaking to Sol in the suicide room, as the "Speaking Permitted" light blinks on and off, the audio cord on the panel changes position. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: I. 'Morning' more

FAQ

What is "soylent green"?
How does the movie end?
The opening montage was brilliant! Who is responsible for it?
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39 out of 49 people found the following review useful.
A surprisingly thought-provoking movie, 11 July 2004
7/10
Author: Adam White from Swindon, UK

Very interesting. The big twist wasn't as big a shock as maybe they had hoped for and it was very dated but it did get my mind working. It really got me thinking about a world without vegetation or livestock and made me appreciate the world I live in a lot more. Charlton Heston does a good job, as do all the supporting characters, and it was a very realistic film which was surprising. It lacked direction at times and a lot of the settings and background needed more explanation but it was still a surprisingly good and intelligent movie. The main fault that I could find was that I didn't want the film to end when it did, I would have liked to see what happened next.

7/10

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