Deliverance
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.
Critics Sentiment
Drew engages the banjo boy in a musical duel
Bobby is forced to squeal like a pig and raped
The film plummets from the beloved Dueling Banjos sequence (8.9) to the brutal rape scene (2.8), a devastating 6.1-point drop that transforms the adventure into a nightmare.
Deliverance receives critical acclaim for its masterful transformation from peaceful outdoor adventure to brutal psychological thriller. While the iconic Dueling Banjos scene and Jon Voight's cliff-climbing performance earn widespread praise, the infamous rape scene divides audiences between those who appreciate its unflinching realism and those who find it gratuitously disturbing. Critics consistently praise the film's environmental themes, stunning cinematography, and lasting psychological impact.
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Jon Voight
Ed Gentry
Burt Reynolds
Lewis Medlock
Ned Beatty
Bobby Trippe
Ronny Cox
Drew Ballinger
Ed Ramey
Old Man at the Gas-Station
Billy Redden
Lonnie - The Banjo Boy
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
Louise Coldren
Mrs. Biddiford
Pete Ware
Taxi Driver
James Dickey
Sheriff Bullard
Macon McCalman
Deputy Queen
Hoyt Pollard
Boy at Gas Station
Crew
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