Deliverance
“What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?”
John BoormanCast
Jon Voight 
Burt Reynolds 
Ned Beatty 
Ronny Cox Ed Ramey Billy Redden
Credits
Written by: James Dickey
Plot
Four Atlanta businessmen, led by the macho Lewis, go on a weekend canoe trip down a remote Georgia river that is about to be flooded by a dam. They encounter violent locals, and a terrible act of violence turns the trip into a fight for survival and a cover-up. Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox star.
Sinekatalog’s take
A harrowing wilderness thriller with famous scenes, including 'Dueling Banjos', that is partly about masculinity and our fear of nature. Vilmos Zsigmond's photography of the river is superb.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (130,462 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.