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Deliverance is the classic suspense thriller about a group of businessmen whose idyllic weekend retreat becomes a nightmare when they come into contact with a group of violent hillbillies.

This menacing, disturbing tale based on James Dickey's novel sees its characters attempting to get back to nature only to discover that the land they hoped to explore is already dead and their chilling odyssey becomes a damning commentary on civilisation's destruction of the natural world

Keywords:

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Classic, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated

Additional Information:

(1972) (USA) (5 Star)

Cast:

Jon Voight	.... Ed Gentry
Burt Reynolds	.... Lewis Medlock
Ned Beatty	.... Bobby Trippe
Ronny Cox	.... Drew Ballinger
Ed Ramey	.... Old Man
Billy Redden	.... Lonny

Supporting Cast:

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 Lilley

Directors:

John Boorman

Writers:

James Dickey

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