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Deliverance (1972)

18 110 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Thriller  -   30 July 1972 (USA)
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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.

Director:

John Boorman

Writers:

James Dickey (screenplay), James Dickey (novel), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Voight ...
Ed
Burt Reynolds ...
Ned Beatty ...
Ronny Cox ...
Ed Ramey Ed Ramey ...
Billy Redden Billy Redden ...
Seamon Glass Seamon Glass ...
Randall Deal Randall Deal ...
Bill McKinney Bill McKinney ...
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward ...
Lewis Crone Lewis Crone ...
Ken Keener Ken Keener ...
Johnny Popwell Johnny Popwell ...
John Fowler John Fowler ...
Kathy Rickman Kathy Rickman ...
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Storyline

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 slickers - alpha male Lewis Medlock, generally even-keeled Ed Gentry, slightly condescending Bobby Trippe, and wide-eyed 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 ethno-culturally homogeneous and isolated, but don't understand the full extent of such until they arrive and see what they believe is the result of generations of inbreeding. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse when half way through they encounter a couple of hillbilly moonshiners. That encounter not only makes the four battle their way out of the valley intact and alive... Written by Huggo  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Trip | River | Nightmare | Canoeing | Redneck  | See more »

Taglines:

This is the weekend they didn't play golf. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Amarga pesadilla See more »

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$46,122,355 (USA) (1972)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

To minimize costs, the production wasn't insured - and the actors did their own stunts. (For instance, Jon Voight actually climbed the cliff.) See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Lewis spears the fish with an arrow, the barb originally goes through fish's head; when he pulls it out, the arrow is through midsection. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Lewis: You w- you wanna... you wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness?
Bobby: Lewis, listen - what are you so anxious about this?
Lewis: Because they're buildin' a dam across the Cahulawassee River; they're gonna flood a whole valley, Bobby, that's why. Dammit, they're drownin' a river; they're drownin' a river, man.
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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits there is an obvious typo. About the main song first is written: "'Duelling Banjos' Arranged and played by Eric Weissberg with Steve Mandel". Right after that follows "The song 'Dueling Banjos' is an arrangement of the song 'Feudin' Banjos', copyright owner - Combine Music Corp." See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Little Britain: Episode #3.4" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Duelling Banjos"
Written by Arthur Smith (uncredited)
Arranged and played by Eric Weissberg with Steve Mandel See more »