Deliverance (1972)


Deliverance
Release Date30 July 1972
Budget$2,000,000
TaglineDeliverance from evil
GenreAdventure, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBeaufort, South Carolina, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, Mono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAdventure Drama, Buddy Film
MoodNail-biters, Abandon All Hope
ThemesNightmare Vacations, Survival in the Wilderness, Culture Clash, Southern Gothic
TonesDisturbing, Menacing, Visceral, Grim, Atmospheric
TagsBattle [war], Canoe, Cross Cultural Relations, Culture Clash, Friendship, Hunting, Survivor, Trip

Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman. Principal cast members include Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty in his film debut. The film is based on a 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the film as a Sheriff. The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Bobby

Drew

Ed Ramey
Old Man

Billy Redden
Lonnie

Seamon Glass
First Griner

Randall Deal
Second Griner

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

Louise Coldren
Mrs. Biddiford

Peter Ware
Taxi Driver

Sheriff Bullard

Macon McCalman
Deputy Queen

Hoyt Pollard
Boy at Gas Station

Belinda Beatty
Martha Gentry

Ed's Boy

Deputy in hospital

Director

Writer

Producer

producer

Cinematographer

Editor

Tom Priestley

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster
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Art Director

Fred Harpman
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Makeup Department

Michael Hancock
makeup artist

Donoene McKay
hair stylist

Production Manager

Wallace Worsley Jr.
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Al Jennings
assistant director

Miles Middough
assistant director

Skip Cosper
assistant director

Charles Ziarko
second assistant director

Art Department

Sidney H. Greenwood
property master

H. John Ramos
props

Sound Department

Jim Atkinson
sound editor

Walter Goss
sound mixer

Doug E. Turner
dubbing mixer

Special Effects

Marcel Vercoutere
special effects

Stunts

Bill Couch
stunts

Ralph Garrett
stunts

Gene Witham
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

James O. Blair
electrical supervisor

Arthur Brooker
key grip

Bill Butler
photography: second unit

Earl L. Clark
assistant camera

Sven Walnum
camera operator

Alexander Klein
camera mechanic

George Kohut
camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bucky Rous
wardrobe master

Editorial Department

Ian Rakoff
assistant editor

Music Department

Michael Addiss
banjo playing: Billy Redden

Other Crew

Sue Dwiggins
production secretary

E. Lewis King
technical advisor

Rospo Pallenberg
creative associate

Ray Quiroz
script supervisor

Charles Wiggin
technical advisor

Tony Adams
tutor

John Fowler
company doctor

Harry Williams
production accountant

Thanks

Earl 'Preach' Parsons
thanks

Frank Rickman
thanks

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Elmer Enterprises

Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros.

DiscoVision

Warner Home Vídeo

Argentina Video Home
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Warner Bros.

Sandrews

Varus Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner-Columbia Film

Warner-Columbia Filmverleih

Miscellaneous

Combine Music Corporation
copyright owner: "Feudin' Banjos"

Rabun County, Georgia
thanks

U.S. Forest Service
thanks

Georgia Power Company
thanks






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