Deliverance
Template:Infobox film Deliverance is a 1972 American crime drama movie made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by John Boorman and stars Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, and Jon Voight. It was based on a book written in 1970 by James Dickey, who also wrote the screenplay and had a small part in the movie. It is set in rural northern Georgia. Four men from Atlanta take a trip in a canoe. Two of them are raped by sadistic local men; the victims take revenge on their attackers.
Deliverance got good reviews from critics and is widely considered one of the best films of 1972.[1][2][3]
Awards and nominations
Nominated for:
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Academy Award for Directing – John Boorman
- Academy Award for Film Editing – Tom Priestley
- New York Film Critics Circle for Best Film and Best Director
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture – John Boorman
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – Jon Voight
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song – Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – James Dickey
References
- ↑ "Greatest Films of 1972". Filmsite.org. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ "The Best Movies of 1972 by Rank". Films101.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ "Best Films of the 1970s". Cinepad.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
Other websites
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- Deliverance at the TCM Movie Database
- Deliverance at Box Office Mojo
- Deliverance at Rotten Tomatoes
