Stars
Jon Voight
Burt Reynolds
Ned Beatty
Ronny Cox
Ed Ramey
Billy Redden
Seamon Glass
Randall Deal
Bill McKinney
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
Writers
James Dickey
John Boorman
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Jon Voight | Character: Ed
Actor: Burt Reynolds | Character: Lewis
Actor: Ned Beatty | Character: Bobby
Actor: Ronny Cox | Character: Drew
Actor: Ed Ramey | Character: Old Man
Actor: Billy Redden | Character: Lonnie
Actor: Seamon Glass | Character: First Griner
Actor: Randall Deal | Character: Second Griner
Actor: Bill McKinney | Character: Mountain Man
Actor: Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward | Character: Toothless Man
Actor: Lewis Crone | Character: First Deputy
Actor: Ken Keener | Character: Second Deputy
Actor: Johnny Popwell | Character: Ambulance Driver
Actor: John Fowler | Character: Doctor
Actor: Kathy Rickman | Character: Nurse
Actor: Louise Coldren | Character: Mrs. Biddiford
Actor: Peter Ware | Character: Taxi Driver
Actor: James Dickey | Character: Sheriff Bullard
Actor: Macon McCalman | Character: Deputy Queen
Actor: Hoyt Pollard | Character: Boy at Gas Station
Actor: Belinha Beatty | Character: Martha Gentry
Actor: Charley Boorman | Character: Ed's Boy
[Directors Group]
Name: John Boorman | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: James Dickey | Role: Writer
Name: John Boorman | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: John Boorman | Role: Producer
Name: Charles Orme | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Vilmos Zsigmond | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Tom Priestley | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Lynn Stalmaster | Role: Casting Director
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Fred Harpman | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Morris Hoffman | Role: Set Decorator
[Makeup Department]
Name: Michael Hancock | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Donoene McKay | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Wallace Worsley Jr. | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Al Jennings | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Miles Middough | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Skip Cosper | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Charles Ziarko | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Bill Gold | Role: Art Department
Name: Jerry Kobold | Role: Art Department
Name: Don Pringle | Role: Art Department
Name: James Van de Vort | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Jim Atkinson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Walter Goss | Role: Sound Department
Name: Doug E. Turner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Jones | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Maiden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Stahl | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Marcel Vercoutere | Role: Special Effects
Name: Johnny Borgese | Role: Special Effects
Name: Bob Dawson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Joe Day | Role: Special Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Bill Couch | Role: Stunts
Name: Ralph Garrett | Role: Stunts
Name: Claude Terry | Role: Stunts
Name: Gene Witham | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: James O. Blair | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arthur Brooker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Butler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Earl L. Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sven Walnum | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: George Boulette | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Caven | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Coe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John J. Connor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bob M. Farnsworth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Heather | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel R. Jordan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexander Klein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: George Kohut | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aaron Pazanti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Donald Schmitz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James O. Schori | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Bucky Rous | Role: Costume Department
Name: Pat Kelly | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Rakoff | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Susan Michie | Role: Editorial Department
Name: William Neel | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: George C. King | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Michael Addiss | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Sue Dwiggins | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Ray Quiroz | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: James Cross | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pat Desmond | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ed Dutton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pat Miller | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Sidney H. Greenwood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicente Haro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michele Kalamera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: E. Lewis King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rospo Pallenberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Wiggin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Adams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank J. Ayre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hershey Cohen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sergio Fiorentini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Fowler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janey Lampros | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barbara Pallenberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giulio Platone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: H. John Ramos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ken Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vernon White | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harry Williams | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Earl 'Preach' Parsons | Role: Thanks
Name: Frank Rickman | Role: Thanks
Trailers
Deliverance | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1705050393/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1705050393/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563686271145.mp4?Expires=1787872735&Signature=fiKGcSAtLwz6gdc7LHepqgLVy7fJ2qLQG7HGYxmuJKaEn8TX~5wg~LgprG2mM2jEIZCPmSzGPrFhUh8pS3qotmBtnVO-OZ5T2gAEOCQR08gTgY-2HUY9W0FhSB3XTbeu9fFL7SxK23eNCWw7joMh1MiC2s-wVpEMhc0BhazLuInzmFsAc~KbNxm~HsbD1v3Jxk3o0rVvePQTcqw2XN3JnDZVmWkDj9FdXPRolK9~If6o6ouPeTw6Ma-rBnw-dLLIJZcXucaX12i7lGiTXApjAcg5vsBMRmKUEa3bWY9-rpPqftg~TaCM~fZwjQXbhqpSFo0jOpMr5~AfF1rQBnCJpA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: July 30, 1972 (New York City, New York, premiere)
United States: August 11, 1972 (Atlanta International Film Festival)
United States: August 18, 1972
France: September 20, 1972
Argentina: September 28, 1972
United Kingdom: September 28, 1972
Austria: October 1972
West Germany: October 10, 1972
Finland: October 13, 1972
Canada: October 14, 1972
Japan: October 14, 1972
Denmark: October 30, 1972
Italy: November 17, 1972
Australia: November 23, 1972
Netherlands: November 23, 1972
Italy: November 24, 1972 (Milan)
Sweden: December 17, 1972
India: 1973
Norway: January 15, 1973
Belgium: February 2, 1973 (Gent)
Uruguay: February 5, 1973
Mexico: March 15, 1973
Ireland: March 16, 1973
Portugal: March 16, 1973
Norway: April 6, 1973 (Rana kino, Mo i Rana)
Yugoslavia: February 7, 1974 (Belgrade 'FEST74', premiere)
Spain: May 10, 1974
Spain: July 19, 1974 (subtitled version)
Slovenia: November 1974
Turkey: April 1983
Spain: April 17, 1985 (dubbed version, TV premiere)
France: June 1990 (La Villette Open-Air Film Festival)
Hungary: September 19, 1992 (TV release)
France: July 13, 1994 (re-release)
Greece: November 12, 2001 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
France: November 20, 2002 (re-release)
Brazil: September 15, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Israel: September 18, 2007 (Blu-ray release)
United Arab Emirates: November 5, 2013 (Blu-ray release)
Hungary: September 20, 2014 (Jameson Cinefest International Film Festival)
Japan: September 20, 2015 (Kanawaza Film Fest)
France: September 23, 2015 (re-release)
Poland: July 1, 2016 (internet)
Netherlands: October 25, 2017 (Amsterdamned)
United States: January 9, 2020 (Film at Lincoln Center)
Awards
Nominee | 1973 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Picture | John Boorman, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Director | John Boorman, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Tom Priestley, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Jon Voight, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | John Boorman, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | James Dickey, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Golden Globes, USA | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Arthur Smith, Steve Mandell, Eric Weissberg, Deliverance | Song: "Dueling Banjos"
Nominee | 1973 | Writers Guild of America, USA | WGA Award (Screen) | Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | James Dickey, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | Directors Guild of America, USA | DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | John Boorman, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Film Editing | Tom Priestley, Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Sound Track | Jim Atkinson, Walter Goss, Doug E. Turner, Deliverance
Winner | 2008 | National Film Preservation Board, USA | National Film Registry | Deliverance
Nominee | 1973 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Images
Winner | 1972 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award | Top Ten Films | Deliverance
Nominee | 1983 | Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards | SIYAD Award | Best Foreign Film | Deliverance | 9th Place
Box Office
France: USD 4534
Period: Aug 20 – 23, 2026 | Rank: 164 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 93 | Per theater average: USD 93