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Deliverance (1972)'s US theatrical release date is August 18, 1972. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

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Jon Voight plays Ed Gentry, Burt Reynolds plays Lewis Medlock, Ned Beatty plays Bobby Trippe, Ronny Cox plays Drew Ballinger, Ed Ramey plays Old Man at the Gas-Station, Billy Redden plays Lonnie - The Banjo Boy, Seamon Glass plays First Griner, Randall Deal plays Second Griner.

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Films similar to Deliverance (1972) on Watch Darkly include Eden Lake (2008), Southern Comfort (1981), The Host (2006), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Deliverance

1972 · R · 1h 49m

What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?

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In theaters: August 18, 1972

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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.

Plot summary via TMDB

Genres

dramahorrorthriller

Details

Budget$2M

Box office$46.1M

Directed by

John Boorman

Written by

James Dickey

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond

Starring

Jon Voight as Ed Gentry · Burt Reynolds as Lewis Medlock · Ned Beatty as Bobby Trippe · Ronny Cox as Drew Ballinger · Ed Ramey as Old Man at the Gas-Station · Billy Redden as Lonnie - The Banjo Boy · Seamon Glass as First Griner · Randall Deal as Second Griner