Variety
It's the stuff of which slapdash oaters and crime programmers are made but the obvious ambitions of Deliverance are supposed to be on a higher plane.
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Deliverance
The 1972 hillbilly thriller that made banjos cool again, set along the Cahulawassee River valley where four city-bred men decide to take a canoe trip through the long stretch of water. However, their voyage turns deadly when they encounter inbred hicks out for their blood. The film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for John Boorman. Features John Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and the line: "Squeal like a pig".
1972Rating: R16, Violence109 minsUSA
AdventureDramaThrillerClassic
- Director:
- John Boorman ('Excalibur', 'Hope and Glory', 'The Tailor of Panama', 'Hell in the Pacific')
- Writer:
- James Dickey
- Cast:
- Burt ReynoldsJon VoightNed BeattyRonny Cox
Deliverance / Reviews
Empire Magazine
There's real substance in themes, performances and John Boorman's superb direction.
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