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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1973 DVD Release: 08/05/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 39 Genres: Science Fiction, Tech Noir See Also: Soylent Green

Richard Fleischer directed this nightmarish science fiction vision of an over-populated world, based on the novel by Harry Harrison. In 2022, New York City is a town bursting at the seams with a 40-million-plus population. Food is in short supply, and most of the population's food source comes from synthetics manufactured in local factories -- the dinner selections being a choice between Soylent Blue, Soylent Yellow, or Soylent Green. When William Simonson (Joseph Cotten), an upper-echelon executive in the Soylent Company, is found murdered, police detective Thorn (Charlton Heston) is sent in to investigate the case. Helping him out researching the case is Thorn's old friend Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson, in his final film role). As they investigate the environs of a succession of mad-from-hunger New Yorkers and the luxuriously rich digs of the lucky few, Thorn uncovers the terrible truth about the real ingredients of Soylent Green. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Charlton Heston - Detective Thorn
Edward G. Robinson - Sol Roth
Leigh Taylor-Young - Shirl
Chuck Connors - Tab
Joseph Cotten - Simonson
Brock Peters - Hatcher

This science fiction cult favorite gets a simple but attractive presentation on DVD. Soylent Green has been given a widescreen transfer to disc at the aspect ratio of 2.35:1, letterboxed for conventional television sets and enhanced for 16 x 9 playback on widescreen monitors. The original English-language audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. No bonus material has been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide