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."

1973 1h 37m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 1,499

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Synopsis

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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.

“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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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Stanley R. Greenberg
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fred Myrow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Charlton Heston and Leigh Taylor-Young and Chuck Connors carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing 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.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0070723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Fleischer directs. Richard H. Kline behind the camera. Fred Myrow scores. Samuel E. Beetley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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153 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Fred Myrow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Charlton Heston and Leigh Taylor-Young and Chuck Connors carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing 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.".
8IMDB entry: tt0070723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 24 themes, including "based on novel or book", "paranoia", "dystopia", "greenhouse effect".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Original score: Fred Myrow
Editing: Samuel E. Beetley
Costume design: Pat Barto
Makeup / hair: Bud Westmore
Stunt coordinator: Joe Canutt
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $3,600,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Soylent Green (1973)

Awards

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

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Crazypiglady2022-12-31
★ 4/10
This story takes place in the bleak future of 2022 but it feels very much like 1973. There are some moments of inspiration but a number of tricks have been missed in imagining a dystopian future, notably race, gender and technology. I know that dystopia is supposed to be worse but it looks rather like 1973 instead of an degraded 2022. The story is good but almost everything else is dated. As such, it seems it may benefit from a remake but I think the reason it hasn't been remade is probably because it has actually be rebooted a number of times in other films and its actually a fairly simple plot.

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