Deliverance is a 1972 movie that was based on the 1970 novel Deliverance by James Dickey, who also worked on the Screenplay. Deliverance stars Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Jon Voight, and Ned Beatty as adventurers who run into trouble on a rafting trip in the Georgia wilderness.
Cast
- Jon Voight: Ed Gentry
- Burt Reynolds: Lewis Medlock
- Ned Beatty: Bobby Trippe
- Ronny Cox: Drew Ballinger
- James Dickey: Sheriff Bullard
- Billy Redden: Lonnie
- Seamon Glass: First Griner
- Randall Deal: Second Griner
- Bill McKinney: Mountain Man
- Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward: Toothless Man
- Ed ONeill: Deputy
Awards
- Academy Award nominations Vh1: Deliverance
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Film Editing
- Golden Globe Award nominations (Novel) Vh1: Deliverance
- Best Motion Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Original Song
- Best Screenplay
