Deliverance
7.6
“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.
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Cast
22 people
Jon Voight
Ed Gentry
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Burt Reynolds
Lewis Medlock
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Ned Beatty
Bobby Trippe
Known for
Rango
Toy Story 3
Ronny Cox
Drew Ballinger
Known for
RoboCop
Beverly Hills Cop
Ed Ramey
Old Man at the Gas-Station
No other roles listed
Billy Redden
Lonnie - The Banjo Boy
Also in
Big Fish
Deliverance Reunion
Seamon Glass
First Griner
Known for
Damnation Alley
Randall Deal
Second Griner
Also in
Trapped
Bill McKinney
Mountain Man
Known for
First Blood
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
Toothless Man
Also in
Ghost Town: The Movie
Deliverance Reunion
Lewis Crone
First Deputy
No other roles listed
Ken Keener
Second Deputy
No other roles listed
John Boorman Director · James Dickey Screenplay Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $2M · United States release August 18, 1972
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$46,122,355
Gross vs. budget
23.1×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Elmer Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 30, 1972
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 18, 1972
Theatrical
United States
June 30, 1976 · Theatrical · New-York
Argentina
September 28, 1972 · Theatrical
Australia
November 23, 1972 · Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1972 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 2, 1973 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 15, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Canada
October 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Finland
October 13, 1972 · Theatrical
France
September 30, 1972 · Theatrical
July 13, 1994 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
October 9, 1972 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
October 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 20, 2014 · Premiere · Jameson Cinefest International Film Festival
Ireland
March 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
November 17, 1972 · Theatrical
Japan
October 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 15, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 23, 1972 · Theatrical
June 21, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
January 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Norway
January 13, 1973 · Theatrical
Poland
July 1, 2016 · Digital
Portugal
March 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 1, 1974 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 2023 · Digital
Spain
April 19, 1974 · Limited theatrical
July 19, 1974 · Theatrical
April 17, 1985 · TV
Sweden
December 17, 1972 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 1, 1983 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 5, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
August 25, 1972 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 5, 1973 · Theatrical
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