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Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapted by James Dickey from his 1970 novel of the same name.
Aug 18, 1972 · With Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox. 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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- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- John Boorman
- 1972-08-18
Learn the meaning of deliverance as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Deliverance can mean the act of delivering someone or something, especially liberation or rescue, or an opinion or decision expressed publicly.
Four city-dwelling friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox) decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia.
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- John Boorman
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- Jon Voight
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic survival thriller Deliverance, based on James Dickey's novel. See the full credits, including actors, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, and more.
On a weekend canoeing trip down a river in the Georgia back country, four urban businessmen enter a nightmare in which both nature and mankind conspire to send them through a crucible of danger and degradation in which their lives and perhaps even their souls are put at horrendous risk. — Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net> Synopsis.
For four urban explorers, a weekend of male bonding in the Appalachian backwoods turns into a fight for survival against nature and the brutality of man.
