John BoormanDirector
Jon VoightEd Gentry
Burt ReynoldsLewis Medlock
Ned BeattyBobby Trippe
Ronny CoxDrew Ballinger
Ed RameyOld Man at the Gas-Station
Billy ReddenLonnie - The Banjo Boy
Seamon GlassFirst Griner
Randall DealSecond Griner
Bill McKinneyMountain Man
Herbert 'Cowboy' CowardToothless Man- Lewis CroneFirst Deputy
- Ken KeenerSecond Deputy
Deliverance
- drama
- adventure
- thriller
18 Aug 1972
What did happen on the Cahulawassee River?
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.
