Soylent Green (1973)
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- PG
- 1h 37min
- Crime, Mystery
- 09 May 1973 (USA)
- Movie
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charlton Heston | ... |
Detective 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
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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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Forrest Wood | ... |
Attendant
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Faith Quabius | ... |
Attendant
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| Jane Dulo | ... |
Mrs. Santini
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| Tim Herbert | ... |
Brady
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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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Al Beaudine | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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| Molly Dodd | ... |
Soylent Yellow Seller (uncredited)
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| Jeannie Epper | ... |
Woman Picked Up by Scoop (uncredited)
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Stephanie Epper | ... |
Woman Picked Up by Scoop (uncredited)
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Tony Epper | ... |
Man Picked Up by Scoop (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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Edna O'Dell | ... |
Woman in Line (uncredited)
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Richard Sterne | ... |
TV Announcer (uncredited)
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| Jeff Winkless | ... |
Suicide Parlor Attendant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Fleischer | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Stanley R. Greenberg | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Harry Harrison | ... | (based upon a novel by: "Make Room! Make Room!") |
Produced by
| Walter Seltzer | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Russell Thacher | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Fred Myrow | ... | (original music) |
Cinematography by
| Richard H. Kline | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Samuel E. Beetley | ... | film editor |
Casting By
| Jack Baur | ... | (casting) |
Art Direction by
| Edward C. Carfagno | ||
| George W. Davis | ... | senior art director (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Robert R. Benton | ... | (as Robert Benton) |
Costume Design by
| Pat Barto | ... | (costume design) |
Makeup Department
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Sherry Wilson | ... | hair styles |
Production Management
| Lloyd Anderson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Wolfgang E. Marum | ... | second assistant director (as Gene Marum) |
| Daniel McCauley | ... | assistant director (as Daniel S. McCauley) |
Art Department
| Terry Ballard | ... | property master |
| Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harry W. Tetrick | ... | sound |
| Charles M. Wilborn | ... | sound |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Robert R. Hoag | ... | special photographic effects |
| Augie Lohman | ... | special visual effects (as A.J. Lohman) |
| Matthew Yuricich | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| May Boss | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Canutt | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Charlton Heston (uncredited) |
| Larry Duran | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jeannie Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tony Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Fritz Ford | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ralph Garrett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kim Kahana | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Frank Orsatti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Verbois | ... | stunts (uncredited) / stunts: fall onto conveyor belt (uncredited) |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Richard Washington | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ted White | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Norman A. Burza | ... | costumer (as Norman Burza) |
| Betsy Cox | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Gerald Fried | ... | conductor: symphony music |
| John Audino | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Robert Barene | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Basham | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Martin J. Berman | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Carlton | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Gene Cipriano | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Manuel Compinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| James Decker | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Victor Feldman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Clare Fischer | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sam Freed Jr. | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Gary Gray | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Maurie Harris | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Richard Hazard | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Alton Hendrickson | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Judith Johnson | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Artie Kane | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jacob Krachmalnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marty Krystall | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gail Laughton | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Joel Lish | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Harry V. Lojewski | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Alfred Lustgarten | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Lincoln Mayorga | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Lew McCreary | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Ambrose Russo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| William Saracino | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Solow | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Clark Spangler | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Mark Z. Stevens | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Charles Veal Jr. | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Charlsie Bryant | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Frank R. Bowerman | ... | technical consultant: Director of Environmental Engineering Programs, University of Southern California & President, American Academy of Environmental Engineers (as Professor Frank R. Bowerman) |
| Joe Canutt | ... | action sequence coordinator |
| Charles Braverman | ... | director: opening montage (uncredited) |
| Betty Green | ... | opening titles designer and animator (uncredited) |
| Glenn Shahan | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presented by)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM Film (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM-EMI (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox Films (1973) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- CFM Filmverhuur (1974) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (France) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1974) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1974) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through CFM Filmverhuur)
- CBS (1975) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1976) (India) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- TF1 (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Film Office (1987) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1993) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CinéCinémas (1997) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- ARTE (1999) (France) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- M6 Interactions (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2008) (United States) (tv)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Swashbuckler Films (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (West Germany) (VHS)
- Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Braverman Productions (special photographic sequences)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Magnum Photos (prologue photos)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, 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 a burglary victim but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre, disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | What is the secret of Soylent Green? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (at around 33 mins) The scene where Thorn and Roth share a meal of fresh food was not originally in the script, but was ad-libbed by Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson at director Richard Fleischer's request. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 9 mins) The piece of meat Shirl buys for Simonson is clearly not the same piece Thorn unwraps in front of Sol (at around 23 mins). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op.74: 'Pathetique': I. Adagio - Allegro non Troppo See more » |
| Quotes |
Sol:
[Thorn is seeing the beautiful images shown in Sol's euthanasia chamber]
Can you see it? Det. Thorn: [choked up] Yes... Sol: Isn't it beautiful? Det. Thorn: Oh, yes... Sol: I told you. Det. Thorn: [humbly] How could I know? How could I... how could I ever imagine? See more » |