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Deliverance

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7.3/10 • 1.7K

1972-08-181h 49m

DramaAdventureThriller

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

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.

Directors
John Boorman
Editors
Tom Priestley

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Ed Gentry

  2. Burt Reynolds

    Burt Reynolds

    Lewis Medlock

  3. Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Bobby Trippe

  4. Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox

    Drew Ballinger

  5. Ed Ramey

    Ed Ramey

    Old Man at the Gas-Station

  6. Billy Redden

    Billy Redden

    Lonnie - The Banjo Boy

  7. Seamon Glass

    Seamon Glass

    First Griner

  8. Randall Deal

    Randall Deal

    Second Griner

  9. Bill McKinney

    Bill McKinney

    Mountain Man

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talisencrw

Jul 19, 2016

10/10

This was remarkable and scared the crap out of me. I read the book eons ago, probably 1988, for a first-year university class back when I was earning my first degree. Not a Burt Reynolds fan, and having only seen two other works by Boorman (the great 'Point Blank' and the not-so-great 'Exorcist II: The Heretic'), I wasn't in a huge hurry to rush out and see the film. BIG mistake on my part, to be frank. Probably the gifted 83-year-old, Surrey native and five-time Oscar nominee's best work--and easily the finest work ever done by Reynolds, shortly before he simply rested on his laurels and became nothing but a caricature. THIS at the very least was proof that he at one time actually had chops and could act. The scariest aspect of all is that this goes on all the time and we just don't know about it. Hundreds of people go 'missing' every day. And, as a Canadian, it's people like the culprits in this film that are responsible for America now having the worst Presidential candidate of all time actually having a chance of being the head of the most powerful country in the world. Now THAT's scary.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$46,122,355.00
Keywords
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