---
title: 'Soylent Green (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Fleischer'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/soylent-green-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Soylent Green (1973)

1973 · PG · 97 min · Drama, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-fleischer)
- **Screenplay:** [Harry Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-harrison), [Stanley R. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-r-greenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fred Myrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-myrow)
- **Producer:** [Walter Seltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-seltzer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [Samuel E. Beetley](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-e-beetley)

## Cast

- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston)
- [Cyril Delevanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-delevanti)
- [Stephen Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-young)
- [Edward G. Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-g-robinson)
- [Mike Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-henry)
- [Dick Van Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-van-patten)
- [Paula Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-kelly)
- [Jane Dulo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-dulo)
- [Joseph Cotten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cotten) as William R. Simonson
- [Roy Jenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-jenson)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Lincoln Kilpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lincoln-kilpatrick)
- [Morgan Farley](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-farley)
- [Celia Lovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/celia-lovsky)
- [Chuck Connors](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-connors)

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