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Deliverance > Credits and Details
Directed by
John Boorman John Boorman  
Written by
James Dickey James Dickey ... screenplay / novel
John Boorman John Boorman ... additional dialogue
Cast
Jon Voight Jon Voight ... Ed
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds ... Lewis
Ned Beatty Ned Beatty ... Bobby
Ronny Cox Ronny Cox ... Drew
Ed Ramey Ed Ramey ... Old Man
Billy Redden Billy Redden ... Lonnie
Seamon Glass Seamon Glass ... First Griner
Randall Deal Randall Deal ... Second Griner
Bill McKinney Bill McKinney ... Mountain Man
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward ... Toothless Man
Lewis Crone Lewis Crone ... First Deputy
Ken Keener Ken Keener ... Second Deputy
Johnny Popwell Johnny Popwell ... Ambulance Driver
John Fowler John Fowler ... Doctor
Kathy Rickman Kathy Rickman ... Nurse
Louise Coldren Louise Coldren ... Mrs. Biddiford
Peter Ware Peter Ware ... Taxi Driver
James Dickey James Dickey ... Sheriff Bullard
Macon McCalman Macon McCalman ... Deputy Queen
Hoyt Pollard Hoyt Pollard ... Boy at Gas Station
Belinha Beatty Belinha Beatty ... Martha Gentry (as Belinha Beatty)
Charley Boorman Charley Boorman ... Ed's Boy (as Charlie Boorman)
Produced by
John Boorman John Boorman ... producer
Charles Orme Charles Orme ... associate producer
Special Effects by
Marcel Vercoutere Marcel Vercoutere ... special effects
Johnny Borgese Johnny Borgese ... special effects
Bob Dawson Bob Dawson ... special effects
Joe Day Joe Day ... special effects assistant
Stunts
Bill Couch Bill Couch ... stunts
Ralph Garrett Ralph Garrett ... stunts
Claude Terry Claude Terry ... stunt double: Jon Voight
Gene Witham Gene Witham ... stunts
Thanks
Earl 'Preach' Parsons Earl 'Preach' Parsons ... thanks
Frank Rickman Frank Rickman ... thanks
Additional Info
Premiere: July 30, 1972
DVD Release: June 01, 2004
Blu-ray Release: September 18, 2007
Country: United States
Distributor: Warner Brother Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

7.0 / 10

IMDb

7.6 / 10

Metacritic

80 / 100

Production Companies
Warner Bros.
Elmer Enterprises (in association with)
Distributors
Warner Bros.
  (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
  (1976) (United States) (TV)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
  (1979) (United States) (TV)
DiscoVision
  (1980) (United States) (laserdisc) (VHS)
RCA (II)
  (United States) (video)
Warner Home Video
  (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (1992) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Warner Home Video
  (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video
  (2007) (United States) (deluxe edition) (DVD)
HBO Max
  (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Filming Locations
Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Chattooga River, Georgia, USA
  (Cahulawassee River)
Clayton, Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
Lake Jocassee, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Lake Tallulah Falls, Georgia, USA
  (waterfall)
Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA
North Carolina, USA
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
  (lake jocasee)
Pennsylvania, USA
Rabun Gap, Georgia, USA
Salem, South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
Sylva, North Carolina, USA
  (dilapidated town)
Tallulah Gorge, Georgia, USA
USA
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