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Release Date:
30 July 1972 (USA)
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Tagline:
Deliverance from evil more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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10 nominations
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(29 articles)
'70s behind-the-camera greats: How Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond put the cinema in cinematography
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
Vilmos Zsigmond: From Hungary with Cameras
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 2:35 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
Vilmos Zsigmond: From Hungary with Cameras
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 2:35 PM, PST)
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A true classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Voight | ... | Ed |
 | Burt Reynolds | ... | Lewis |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Bobby |
 | Ronny Cox | ... | Drew |
 | Ed Ramey | ... | Old Man |
| Billy Redden | ... | Lonnie |
| Seamon Glass | ... | First Griner |
| Randall Deal | ... | Second Griner |
| Bill McKinney | ... | Mountain Man |
| Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward | ... | Toothless Man |
| Lewis Crone | ... | First Deputy |
| Ken Keener | ... | Second Deputy |
| Johnny Popwell | ... | Ambulance Driver |
| John Fowler | ... | Doctor |
| Kathy Rickman | ... | Nurse |
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Runtime:
110 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:16 |
Iceland:16 |
UK:18 (video rating) (1987) (uncut) |
UK:X (original rating) (cut) |
Finland:K-16 (1987) |
Finland:K-18 (1972) |
Singapore:M18 |
West Germany:16 (f) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Brazil:16 |
Italy:VM18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:18A |
France:-12 |
Ireland:18 |
Netherlands:12 (video rating) |
Norway:18 (1973) |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R
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Ned Beatty was the only one of the four main actors to ever have paddled a canoe prior to shooting the movie, which is ironic since his character is the most inept and clumsy. The others learned on set.
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Revealing mistakes: If you look carefully at the canoe, a second before it "splits" in half, you will note that it was already nearly sawn in half.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors (#18.3)" (1992)
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Soundtrack:
Duelling Banjos
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This is without a doubt one of the best movies I have ever seen; a chilling account of a doomed canoe trip that will haunt your memory for years to come. It is disheartening to read the number of negative reviews for this excellent film, which I can only attribute to the one-dimensional nature of today's uber-blockbusters. It seems that the finer subtleties of good filmmaking present in Deliverance are lost on today's generation of moviegoers whose cinematic palates have been cloyed with multi-million-dollar special effects, unimaginative dialogue, mindless violence and saccharine plots. Every aspect of this movie has been wonderfully choreographed and combine to create a film that goes well beyond mere entertainment, simultaneously shocking and challenging the audience.
Everything that occurs in this movie serves a poignant purpose; the creators focus on quality rather than quantity. The plot, which seems simple enough, gradually takes on an eerily disturbing nature. The dialogue is sparse, but screenwriters and director use it as a strength, allowing events and cinematography to speak volumes about the characters. The violence, though disturbing, also acts as an integral piece of the film. The scenery is spectacular and Deliverance makes some of the best use of foreshadowing and silence I've ever seen in a movie.
Few movies leave such an impression on the viewer. To this day, I can't hear "Dueling Banjos"--or just about any banjo music for that matter--without thinking of this movie. Nor can I help but feel this movie doomed Ned Beatty's acting career (after seeing this film, every time you see Ned Beatty in any other role, you can't help but remember the infamous riverbank scene). Even people who have never seen the movie know the ghastly meaning of the words "squeal like a pig".
It is truly worth taking the time to see this film. It is an excellent treatise of the human reaction when challenged with fear, danger and adventure.