Deliverance

Deliverance (1972)

18
25/08/1972 (GB)
Drama, Adventure, Thriller
1h 49m

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

Overview

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

  • John BoormanDirector
  • James DickeyScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $2,000,000

  • Revenue

    $46,122,355

Keywords

  • rape
  • based on novel or book
  • river
  • banjo
  • strangeness
  • wound
  • wilderness
  • georgia
  • canoe
  • rafting
  • hillbilly
  • rapids
  • male rape

Top Billed Cast

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Ed Gentry

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Lewis Medlock

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Bobby Trippe

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Drew Ballinger

Ed Ramey

Ed Ramey

Old Man at the Gas-Station

Billy Redden

Billy Redden

Lonnie - The Banjo Boy

Seamon Glass

Seamon Glass

First Griner

Randall Deal

Second Griner

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Mountain Man

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Toothless Man

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