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Deliverance

IMDb ID: tt0068473 · Year: 1972 · Rating: 7.6 (125,754 votes)

Genres: Adventure · Drama · Thriller

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Deliverance
Canada: Deliverance (English)
Spain: Deliverance (Catalan, literal English title)
United Kingdom: Deliverance
Ireland: Deliverance (English)
India: Deliverance (English)
Netherlands: Deliverance
New Zealand: Deliverance (English)
Philippines: Deliverance (English)
Singapore: Deliverance (English)
United States: Deliverance
South Africa: Deliverance (English)
Cuba: Amarga pesadilla
Mexico: Amarga pesadilla
Panama: Amarga pesadilla
Peru: Amarga pesadilla
United States: Amarga pesadilla (Spanish)
Venezuela: Amarga pesadilla
Austria: Beim Sterben ist jeder der Erste
Germany: Beim Sterben ist jeder der Erste
West Germany: Beim Sterben ist jeder der Erste
Bulgaria: Избавление (Bulgarian)
Kazakhstan: Избавление (Russian)
Soviet Union: Избавление (Russian)
Canada: Délivrance (French)
France: Délivrance
Argentina: La violencia está en nosotros
Uruguay: La violencia está en nosotros (Alternative Title)
Brazil: Amargo Pesadelo
Belgium: Bevrijding (Flemish)
Japan: Dasshutsu
Spain: Defensa
Finland: Den djupa floden (Swedish)
Sweden: Den sista färden
Portugal: Fim-de-Semana Alucinante
West Germany: Flußfahrt (TV Title)
Israel: Gvarim B'Malkodet (Hebrew)
Hungary: Gyilkos túra
Lithuania: Išsigelbėjimas
Romania: Izbăvire
Turkey: Kurtuluş (Turkish)
Slovenia: Odrešitev
Croatia: Oslobađanje
Yugoslavia: Oslobadjanje (Serbian, literal title)
Slovenia: Osvobajanje (Alternative Title)
Vietnam: Phán Quyết
Norway: Picnic med døden
Norway: Piknik med døden (alternative transliteration)
Azerbaijan: Qurtuluş
Uzbekistan: Qutqarish
Finland: Syvä joki
Denmark: Udflugt med døden
Italy: Un tranquillo weekend di paura
Poland: Uwolnienie
Slovakia: Vyslobodenie
Czech Republic: Vysvobození
Poland: Wybawienie (Alternative Title)
Greece: Όταν ξέσπασε η βία
Ukraine: Звільнення
Kazakhstan: Құтылыс
India: डेलिवरन्स (Hindi)
India: मुक्ति (Hindi, informal title)
Taiwan: 激流四勇士
Japan: 脱出 (Japanese)
Amarga pesadilla
Content RatingRRelease Date1972-08-18Runtime109 minutesMetascore80IMDb Popularity1669User Reviews492Critic Reviews146Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsrape
male bonding
rape and revenge
survival
machismo
Filming LocationsChattooga River, Georgia, USAProduction CompaniesWarner Bros.
Elmer Enterprises
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068473/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0068473.jpgUpdated At2025-08-16T13:07:52

Stars

Jon Voight
Burt Reynolds
Ned Beatty
Ronny Cox
Ed Ramey
Billy Redden
Seamon Glass
Randall Deal
Bill McKinney
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Directors

John Boorman

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