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Soylent Green (1973)

Directed by Richard Fleischer · Cinematography by Richard H. Kline

PG97 min60 frames

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It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.

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Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A wide, curved cinematic screen displays a vibrant meadow filled with red flowers. The curved edges of the…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: fullbody — A dark, cramped wooden staircase crowded with people sitting on the steps. A man walks up the stairs…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: medium — A 1970s hotel room with a beige bathroom visible through an open door frame. A man in a baseball cap…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: medium — A narrow, dark interior staircase leads downward between plain, unpainted concrete walls. A man descends…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: medium — An elderly man lies in a bed against a backdrop of a projected sunset. Many birds fly across the orange…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: medium — A 1970s style living room features beaded room dividers and soft ambient lighting. A man in a turtleneck…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with heavy shadows surrounding an elderly man in a beret. The man looks forward toward…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A vast, dark paved lot sits before a stark, mid-century concrete stadium entrance. A lone man in a dark…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A long mechanized conveyor belt system is housed within an industrial processing facility. Multiple bundles…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — An urban alleyway features brick walls, metal fire escapes, and a small makeshift shelter. A man stands on…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: closeup — A man lies on a hospital bed in a dark room. The subject looks upward with a wide-eyed expression.Soylent Green (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit residential apartment interior features a woman standing against a neutral wall. The woman is…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A narrow, cluttered archive room features floor-to-ceiling wooden shelves packed with paper documents. An…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: closeup — A single bare light bulb hangs from a dark, ornate tin-paneled ceiling. The illuminated bulb provides…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A dense crowd of people fill a city street, many wearing simple cloth caps. The individuals are packed…Soylent Green (1973) movie still: wide — A high-angle view of an industrial facility with a long moving conveyor belt system. A man in white…
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What is Soylent Green about?

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

Soylent Green is a 1973 American dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. It is loosely based on the 1966 science-fiction novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, with a plot that combines elements of science fiction and a police procedural. The story follows a murder investigation in a dystopian future of dying oceans and year-round humidity caused by the greenhouse effect, with the resulting pollution, depleted resources, poverty, and overpopulation.

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Where can you watch Soylent Green?

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What does the cinematography of Soylent Green look like?

Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Soylent Green leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and wide compositions (27%). Cinematographer Richard H. Kline keeps 55% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 55% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Soylent Green?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Soylent Green (1973) are #33312c, #120f0f, #52524c, #908e76, #d3d3cc, #d1ccb0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #52524c
  • #908e76
  • #d3d3cc
  • #d1ccb0

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