Directed by Richard Fleischer, 1973
PG; 97 minutes

“Soylent Green is Edward G. Robinson's movie. As a man who remembers the wonders of civilization before it died, he is witty, cultivated and endlessly appealing.” —Alan R. Howard, Hollywood Reporter

A detective (Charlton Heston) and his partner (Edward G. Robinson) investigate the murder of a food-supply executive in an overpopulated, undernourished dystopian Manhattan. In the process they uncover a disturbing secret about the special ingredients that go into the making of the people’s dietary staple.