Soylent Green

Fleischer’s Soylent Green (1973) is a cautionary science-fiction tale that features Charlton Heston as a 21st-century police officer and Edward G. Robinson, in his last film, as an elderly researcher. Although the movie received mixed reviews, it developed a cult following. After several largely unsuccessful films,…

…The Omega Man (1971) and Soylent Green (1973). Despite such excursions into eclectic fare, however, Heston continued to be known for his work in period dramas. He twice played Mark Antony, in Julius Caesar (1970) and in Antony and Cleopatra (1973), which he also directed.

…after completing his final film, Soylent Green. He was posthumously awarded a special Academy Award for his contributions to the art of motion pictures.