Soylent Green (1973) - (Movie Clip) Opening, The Year 2022
The impressive opening montage depicting the apparent decline of Western civilization, and the first scene introducing Santini (Whit Bissell), and grouchy pals Thorn (Charlton Heston) and Sol (Edward G. Robinson) from Soylent Green, 1973, directed by Richard Fleischer.
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