Film

Deliverance

1972 · 1h 49m · Drama · Adventure · Thriller

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

80

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.

Jon Voight

Ed Gentry

Burt Reynolds

Lewis Medlock

Ned Beatty

Bobby Trippe

Ronny Cox

Drew Ballinger

Ed Ramey

Old Man at the Gas-Station

Billy Redden

Lonnie - The Banjo Boy

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

Louise Coldren

Mrs. Biddiford

• John BoormanDirector · Producer
• James DickeyNovel · Screenplay
• Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
• Tom PriestleyEditor
• Lynn StalmasterCasting

Trailer

Release date

August 18, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$46,122,355

Genres

Drama, Adventure, Thriller

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