Determined to see the Cahulawassee river before it's turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country. Deliverance is widely acclaimed as a landmark picture.
This film is famous for his unforgettable cinematic moments, Hitchcock-worthy tension and un unforgettable soundtrack. Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
John Boorman is a British film director, best known for feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974) Excalibur (1981), Hope and Glory (1987), The General (1998) i Queen and Country (2014) as well as his other work. He directed a total of 22 films, receiving 5 Academy Award nominations, including the one for Best Director for Deliverance.
