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Deliverance

Deliverance

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

19727.31h 49m

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.

Directed by John Boorman
Written by James Dickey
Produced by John Boorman
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $46.1M

Top 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

R

Randall Deal

Second Griner

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Mountain Man

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Toothless Man

Themes & Keywords

rapebased on novel or bookriverbanjostrangenesswoundwildernessgeorgiacanoeraftinghillbillyrapidsmale rape

About Deliverance

Deliverance is a drama, adventure, thriller film released in 1972 exploring themes of rape, based on novel or book, river, banjo, strangeness, wound. Directed by John Boorman, it stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty. 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.

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