Soylent Green
| Soylent Green | |
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Theatrical release poster by John Solie | |
| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Screenplay by | Stanley R. Greenberg |
| Based on | Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison |
| Produced by | Walter Seltzer Russell Thacher |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Leigh Taylor-Young Chuck Connors Joseph Cotten Brock Peters Paula Kelly Edward G. Robinson |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Music by | Fred Myrow |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.6 million (rentals) |
Soylent Green is a 1973 American dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. It is loosely based on the 1966 science-fiction novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, with a plot that combines elements of science fiction and a police procedural. The story follows a murder investigation in a dystopian future of dying oceans and year-round humidity caused by the greenhouse effect, with the resulting pollution, depleted resources, poverty, and overpopulation.
The film was released on April 19, 1973, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and received mostly favorable reviews from critics, while earning $3.6 million at the box office. In 1973, it won the Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.