"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

6.9(1329 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

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.

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Cast & Crew

43 members

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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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Faith Quabius

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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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Forrest Wood

Attendent

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