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Jon Voight | ... |
Ed
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Burt Reynolds | ... |
Lewis
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Ned Beatty | ... |
Bobby
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Ronny Cox | ... |
Drew
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Ed Ramey | ... |
Old Man
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Billy Redden | ... |
Lonnie
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Seamon Glass | ... |
First Griner
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Randall Deal | ... |
Second Griner
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Bill McKinney | ... |
Mountain Man
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Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward | ... |
Toothless Man
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Lewis Crone | ... |
First Deputy
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Ken Keener | ... |
Second Deputy
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Johnny Popwell | ... |
Ambulance Driver
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John Fowler | ... |
Doctor
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Kathy Rickman | ... |
Nurse
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Louise Coldren | ... |
Mrs. Biddiford
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Peter Ware | ... |
Taxi Driver
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James Dickey | ... |
Sheriff Bullard
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Macon McCalman | ... |
Deputy Queen
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Hoyt Pollard | ... |
Boy at Gas Station
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Belinda Beatty | ... |
Martha Gentry
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Charley Boorman | ... |
Ed's Boy
(as Charlie Boorman)
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Directed by
John Boorman |
Written by
James Dickey | ... | (screenplay) |
James Dickey | ... | (novel) |
John Boorman | ... | (additional dialogue) (uncredited) |
Produced by
John Boorman | ... | producer |
Charles Orme | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Tom Priestley |
Editorial Department
Ian Rakoff | ... | assistant editor |
Susan Michie | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
William Neel | ... | assistant film editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Lynn Stalmaster |
Art Direction by
Fred Harpman |
Set Decoration by
Morris Hoffman | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Michael Hancock | ... | makeup artist |
Donoene McKay | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Wallace Worsley Jr. | ... | production supervisor (as Wallace Worsley) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings | ... | assistant director |
Miles Middough | ... | assistant director |
Skip Cosper | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Charles Ziarko | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Sidney H. Greenwood | ... | property master (as Syd Greenwood) |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Jerry Kobold | ... | prop assistant (uncredited) |
Don Pringle | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
H. John Ramos | ... | props (uncredited) |
James Van de Vort | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jim Atkinson | ... | sound editor |
Walter Goss | ... | sound mixer |
Doug E. Turner | ... | dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner) |
Alan Jones | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Dave Maiden | ... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) |
Jerry Smith | ... | boom man (uncredited) |
Gary Stahl | ... | cable man (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Marcel Vercoutere | ... | special effects |
Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Bob Dawson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Joe Day | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Stunts
Bill Couch | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ralph Garrett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Claude Terry | ... | stunt double: Jon Voight (uncredited) |
Gene Witham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
James O. Blair | ... | electrical supervisor (as Jim Blair) |
Arthur Brooker | ... | key grip (as Art Brooker) |
Bill Butler | ... | photography: second unit |
Earl L. Clark | ... | assistant camera (as Earl Clark) |
Sven Walnum | ... | camera operator |
George Boulette | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Paul Caven | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Jim Coe | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
John J. Connor | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Bob M. Farnsworth | ... | grip best boy (uncredited) |
Alan Heather | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Daniel R. Jordan | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Alexander Klein | ... | camera mechanic (uncredited) |
George Kohut | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
Robert Moore | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Aaron Pazanti | ... | electrical best boy (uncredited) |
Donald Schmitz | ... | grip (uncredited) |
James O. Schori | ... | generator operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bucky Rous | ... | wardrobe master |
Pat Kelly | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
George C. King | ... | location doctor (uncredited) |
Ken Ryan | ... | location auditor (uncredited) |
Music Department
Michael Addiss | ... | banjo player (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Ray Quiroz | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
James Cross | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Pat Desmond | ... | driver: studio van (uncredited) |
Ed Dutton | ... | transportation gaffer (uncredited) |
Pat Miller | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Sue Dwiggins | ... | production secretary |
E. Lewis King | ... | technical advisor |
Rospo Pallenberg | ... | creative associate |
Charles Wiggin | ... | technical advisor |
Tony Adams | ... | tutor (uncredited) |
Frank J. Ayre | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Hershey Cohen | ... | timekeeper (uncredited) |
Sergio Fiorentini | ... | Italian dubbing (uncredited) |
John Fowler | ... | company doctor (uncredited) |
Janey Lampros | ... | first aid (uncredited) |
Barbara Pallenberg | ... | secretary to director (uncredited) |
Giulio Platone | ... | Italian dubbing (uncredited) |
Vernon White | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Harry Williams | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
Earl 'Preach' Parsons | ... | thanks |
Frank Rickman | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros.
- Elmer Enterprises (in association with)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1972) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1972) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1972) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1972) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1972) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1973) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (United States) (tv)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (United States) (tv)
- DiscoVision (1980) (United States) (VHS) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1980) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (video)
- Fazer Musiikki Oy/Fazer Video (Finland) (VHS)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video)
- Scanvideo (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (1990) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (1999) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
- Zavvi Entertainment Group (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as Zavvi Steelbook)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1981) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Combine Music Corporation (copyright owner: "Feudin' Banjos")
- Rabun County, Georgia (thanks)
- United States Forest Service (thanks)
- Georgia Power Company (thanks)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (dvd package design & supplementary compilations)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city dwellers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is isolated. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse halfway through with river rapids and unwelcoming locals. The four need to battle their way out of the valley and are asked to do things they never thought possible within themselves. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Deliverance from evil See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
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!" See more » |
Goofs | When the cedar strip canoe breaks in half ((01:02:35), it breaks cleanly, indicating it was previously cut. It would have split, splintered and hinged together by the canvas skin. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into La classe américaine (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Duelling Banjos See more » |
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' See more » |
Quotes |
Lewis:
Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything. See more » |