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Deliverance

  • 19721972
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  • 1h 49m
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Deliverance (1972)
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Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous ... Read allIntent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
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    • John Boorman
    • James Dickey(screenplay)
    • John Boorman(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jon Voight
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Ned Beatty
    • John Boorman
    • James Dickey(screenplay)
    • John Boorman(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jon Voight
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Ned Beatty
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 460User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Jon Voight and Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972)
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    Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, and Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972)
    Burt Reynolds and Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972)
    Ronny Cox and Billy Redden in Deliverance (1972)
    Burt Reynolds in Deliverance (1972)
    Jon Voight in Deliverance (1972)
    Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and Bill McKinney in Deliverance (1972)
    Jon Voight and Ned Beatty in Deliverance (1972)
    Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and Bill McKinney in Deliverance (1972)
    Burt Reynolds and Bill McKinney in Deliverance (1972)
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    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Ed
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Lewis
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Bobby
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Drew
    Ed Ramey
    Ed Ramey
    • Old Man
    Billy Redden
    Billy Redden
    • Lonnie
    Seamon Glass
    • First Griner
    Randall Deal
    • Second Griner
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Mountain Man
    Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
    Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
    • Toothless Man
    Lewis Crone
    • First Deputy
    Ken Keener
    • Second Deputy
    Johnny Popwell
    • Ambulance Driver
    John Fowler
    John Fowler
    • Doctor
    Kathy Rickman
    Kathy Rickman
    • Nurse
    Louise Coldren
    • Mrs. Biddiford
    Peter Ware
    Peter Ware
    • Taxi Driver
    James Dickey
    James Dickey
    • Sheriff Bullard
      • John Boorman
      • James Dickey(screenplay) (novel)
      • John Boorman(additional dialogue) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      While filming the white water canoeing scene, Ned Beatty was thrown overboard and was sucked under by a whirlpool. A production assistant dove in to save him, but he didn't surface for thirty seconds. Sir John Boorman asked Beatty, "How did you feel?", and Beatty responded, "I thought I was going to drown, and the first thought was, how will John finish the film without me? And my second thought was, I bet the bastard will find a way!"
    • Goofs
      When Lewis lays on the rocks after breaking his leg, the flesh and bone sticking out of his leg change between shots.
    • Quotes

      Lewis: Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits only show the cast and a notice of where the location of the film was shot and the special thanks, which rolls over a shot of Ed and his wife laying down trying to sleep. It also shows the shot of the lake where the hand ascended up out of the water and the final credit reads 'Distributed by WARNER BROS'
    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version suffered minor BBFC cuts which includes the removal of two lines of dialogue said by the toothless man when threatening Ed after the rape scene, "He got a real pretty mouth, ain't he?" and "You got to do some praying for me boy, you better pray real good." And the death of the Mountain man where he is seen struggling with the arrow through his chest was reduced. All later video releases were uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into La Classe américaine (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Duelling Banjos
      Written by Arthur Smith (uncredited)

      Arranged and played by Eric Weissberg with Steve Mandell

    User reviews460

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    8/10
    One of the most disturbing films of all time
    Unlike many other films, which are disturbing either by dint of their naked unpleasantness (Man Bites Dog) or their sheer violence (most Peckinpah films), Deliverance shocks by its plausibility. Certainly, the buggery scene is pretty straightforward in its unpleasantness, but the film's effect derives far more from its slow build-up and the tangible sense of isolation surrounding the four leads, both before and after everything starts to go wrong. The moment when the canoes pass under the child on the bridge, who does not even acknowledge the men he had earlier played music with, let alone show any sign of human affection towards them, is among the most sinister in modern film. The tension increases steadily throughout the canoe trip, and perseveres even after the final credits - the ending makes the significance of the characters' ordeals horrifically real. The movie's plausibility is greatly aided by the playing of the leads, particularly Ned Beatty and Jon Voight as the victim and reluctant hero respectively. Burt Reynolds, too, has never been better. The film's cultural influence is demonstrable by the number of people who will understand a reference to 'banjo territory' - perhaps only Get Carter has done such an effective hatchet-job on a region's tourist industry. I can think of only a handful of movies which put me into such a serious depression after they had finished - the oppressive atmosphere of Se7en is the best comparison I can think of. Although so much of it is excellent of itself, Deliverance is a classic above all because there are no adequate points of comparison with it - it is unique.
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    • Sep 13, 1999

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    • Is there anything left to connect Ed, Bobby and Lewis with the missing mountain man?
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    • Release date
      • August 18, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Chattooga River, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Elmer Enterprises
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes

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