
1973
This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The narrator then discusses the origin of the idea depicted in "Soylent Green." Director Richard Fleischer and star Charlton Heston discuss how an upcoming crowd scene will be filmed. Then we see what happens when the crowd riots because there is not enough food available to be distributed to everyone. "Soylent Green" was Edward G. Robinson's 101st (and, as it turned out, his last) feature film. During a break in filming, the cast and crew hold a ceremony celebrating the first film of his "second hundred," and Robinson makes appreciative remarks to the crowd. Studio head Jack L. Warner and friend George Burns are among those in attendance.

Richard Fleischer
Self

Charlton Heston
Self

Leigh Taylor-Young
Self

Brock Peters
Self

Edward G. Robinson
Self

Charles Middleton
Self (archive footage)

George Burns
Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner
Self (archive footage)

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