Soylent Green
“It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.”
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.
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Cast
43 people
Charlton Heston
Detective Robert Thorn
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Ben-Hur
Leigh Taylor-Young
Shirl
Known for
American Gigolo
Looker
Chuck Connors
Tab Fielding
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
Tourist Trap
Joseph Cotten
William R. Simonson
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Brock Peters
Chief Hatcher
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Batman: The Animated Series
Paula Kelly
Martha Phillips
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
Sweet Charity
Edward G. Robinson
Sol Roth
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Stranger
Stephen Young
Gilbert
Known for
Patton
Charlie Bartlett
Mike Henry
Kulozik
Known for
Smokey and the Bandit
The Longest Yard
Lincoln Kilpatrick
The Priest
Known for
Fortress
The Omega Man
Roy Jenson
Donovan
Known for
Chinatown
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Leonard Stone
Charles
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
American Pop
Richard Fleischer Director · Stanley R. Greenberg Screenplay Harry Harrison Author
Worldwide gross $3.6M · United States release April 18, 1973 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Make Room! Make Room!
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Belgium · April 18, 1973
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 1973
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
April 19, 1973 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
May 9, 1973 · Theatrical
Australia
July 30, 1973 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 27, 1973 · Theatrical
France
June 26, 1974 · Theatrical
November 22, 2025 · Digital · France.tv
November 22, 2025 · TV · France 3
June 12, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 5, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 11, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Germany
May 23, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
October 4, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 18, 1973 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 7, 2002 · Digital
Spain
January 12, 1974 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 18, 1973 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 31, 1973 · Theatrical
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