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Soylent Green

Charlton Heston plays a cop in this science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York in the year 2022, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the...

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Main Author: Myrow, Fredric, 1939-1999 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Seltzer, Walter, 1914-2011 (Producer), Thacher, Russell, 1919-1990 (Producer), Fleischer, Richard (Director), Greenberg, Stanley R. (Screenwriter), Heston, Charlton (Actor), Taylor-Young, Leigh (Actor), Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992 (Actor), Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994 (Actor), Peters, Brock (Actor), Kelly, Paula (Actor), Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (Actor), Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: [United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Edition:Widescreen ed.
Subjects:
Harrison, Harry, > 1925-2012 > Film adaptations.
Overpopulation > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Dystopian films.
Science fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Charlton Heston plays a cop in this science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York in the year 2022, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely on a wafer-like substance called soylent. As Heston investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial Soylent Company, he comes face to face with the hideous truth about the secret ingredient of "Soylent Green."
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Based on a novel by Harry Harrison.
Special features include: Full-length commentary by Leigh Taylor-Young and director Richard Fleischer; vintage documentary "A look at the world of Soylent Green"; MGM's tribute to Edward G. Robinson's 101st film; Charlton Heston sci-fi movies essay; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Richard H. Kline; editor, Samuel E. Beetley, original music, Fred Myrow.
ISBN:1419862065
9781419862069

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