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Soylent Green

    Science Fiction
    Thriller
    Crime
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Apr 18, 1973
Rated PG

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$3,600,000
  • Vote Average
    6.9
  • Vote Count
    1248
  • Popularity
    24
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Charlton Heston
Detective Robert Thorn
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Leigh Taylor-Young
Shirl
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Chuck Connors
Tab Fielding
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Joseph Cotten
William R. Simonson
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Brock Peters
Chief Hatcher
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Paula Kelly
Martha Phillips
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Edward G. Robinson
Sol Roth
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Stephen Young
Gilbert
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Mike Henry
Kulozik
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Lincoln Kilpatrick
The Priest
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Roy Jenson
Donovan
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Leonard Stone
Charles
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Whit Bissell
Gov. Santini
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Celia Lovsky
The Exchange Leader
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Dick Van Patten
Usher #1
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Morgan Farley
Book #1
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John Barclay
Book #2
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Belle Mitchell
Book #3
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Cyril Delevanti
Book #4
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Forest Wood
Attendant
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Faith Quabius
Attendant
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Jane Dulo
Mrs. Santini
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John Dennis
Wagner
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Jan Bradley
Bandana Woman
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Carlos Romero
New Tenant
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Pat Houtchens
Fat Guard
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Joyce Williams
The Furniture Girls
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Erica Hagen
The Furniture Girls
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Beverly Gill
The Furniture Girls
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Suesie Eejima
The Furniture Girls
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Cheri Howell
The Furniture Girls
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Kathy Silva
The Furniture Girls
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Jennifer King
The Furniture Girls
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Marion Charles
The Furniture Girls
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Molly Dodd
Soylent Yellow Seller (uncredited)
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Gwen Farrell
Woman in Confessional Line (uncredited)
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Bern Hoffman
Plastics Seller (uncredited)
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Robert Ito
Shoe Seller (uncredited)
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Nora Marlowe
Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)
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Ida Mae McKenzie
Woman Calling for Revolution (uncredited)
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Richard Sterne
TV Announcer (uncredited)
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Jeff Winkless
Suicide Parlor Attendant (uncredited)
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Tim Herbert
Brady

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Reviews

(1)
Crazypiglady
40%
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.