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Soylent Green

1973 film directed by Richard Fleischer
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Summary

Soylent Green is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,251 views/month, #814 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3]
  • Director: Richard Fleischer[4]
  • Screenwriter: Stanley R. Greenberg[5], Harry Harrison[6]
  • Composer: Fred Myrow[7]
  • Genre: science fiction film[8], drama film[9], dystopian film[10]
  • Named after: Soylent Green[11]
  • Based on: Make Room! Make Room![12]
  • Cast member: Charlton Heston[13], Edward G. Robinson[14], Leigh Taylor-Young[15], Chuck Connors[16], Joseph Cotten[17], Whit Bissell[18], Brock Peters[19], Paula Kelly[20], Celia Lovsky[21], Cyril Delevanti[22], Dick Van Patten[23], Lincoln Kilpatrick[24], Mike Henry[25], Roy Jenson[26]
  • Producer: Walter Seltzer[27]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[28]
  • Director of photography: Richard H. Kline[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30], Spanish[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 6.1/10[33], 71%[34], 66/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: April 18, 1973[38], April 19, 1973[39], May 9, 1973[40], June 9, 1973[41], June 1973[42], July 27, 1973[43], September 13, 1973[44], October 1, 1973[45], October 5, 1973[46], November 16, 1973[47], February 18, 1974[48], March 18, 1974[49], May 23, 1974[50], June 6, 1974[51]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[52]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Norman A. Burza[53]
  • Narrative location: New York City[54]
  • Film editor: Samuel E. Beetley[55]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Soylent Green universe[56]
  • Title: Soylent Green[57]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[58]
  • MPA film rating: PG[59]

Why It Matters

Soylent Green has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Soylent Green receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3].

Related Entities

Charlton Heston Chuck Connors Edward G. Robinson film Harry Harrison Joseph Cotten Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer New York City Richard Fleischer United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 21w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Named after → Soylent Green
    Original language of film or tv show → English, Spanish
    Capital cost → {'amount': '+4000000'}
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