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Subscriber exclusive review of 1973's Soylent Green, starring Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, and Leigh Taylor-Young
Soylent Green
Director
Richard Fleischer
Stars
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young
★★★
It’s the year 2022…and it’s time to check out the latest dystopian science fiction film to catch up with the present day. 1973’s Soylent Green stars Charlton Heston as NYPD detective Frank Thorn, who lives with his aged friend Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson). Due to over-population, food has become scarce and the bulk of the population is provided with a communal food supply developed by the Soylent Corporation. When Soylent board member William R. Simonson (Joseph Cotten) is murdered, Thorn is assigned to the case, which eventually leads towards a horrifying discovery.
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