Soylent Green

Soylent Green

1973 · 1h 37m · PG

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

A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.

Full synopsis

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 victim of burglary 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 and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green.

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Cast (37)

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