Drama ·Adventure ·Thriller · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 49m

Deliverance

Director

Cast

Jon Voight as Ed Gentry Burt Reynolds as Lewis Medlock Ned Beatty as Bobby Trippe Ronny Cox as Drew Ballinger Ed Ramey as Old Man at the Gas-Station Billy Redden as Lonnie - The Banjo Boy

Crew

Vilmos Zsigmond — Director of Photography Tom Priestley — Editor James Dickey — Screenplay James Dickey — Novel John Boorman — Producer

Tagline

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

John Boorman Director Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography Tom Priestley Editor James Dickey Screenplay James Dickey Novel John Boorman Producer

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