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Soylent Green( 1973)

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It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.

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.

    Top Billed 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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      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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      Forrest Wood

      Attendent

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Crazypiglady

    4
    Written by Crazypiglady on Sat Dec 31 2022
    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 plo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    3600000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • paranoia
    • dystopia
    • greenhouse effect
    • global warming
    • overpopulation
    • water shortage
    • cannibal
    • genocide
    • murder investigation
    • colony collapse disorder
    • eutanasia
    • assisted suicide
    • crime against humanity
    • murder case
    • food shortage
    • societal collapse
    • processing plant
    • environmental collapse