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Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and released by Warner Bros. Principal cast members include Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty, with both Cox and Beatty making their feature-film debuts. The film is based on a 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the film as the Sheriff. The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman.
Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted both for the memorable music scene near the beginning that sets the tone for what lies ahead: a trip into unknown and potentially dangerous territory, and for its infamous "squeal like a pig" male rape scene. In 2008, Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Four Atlanta businessmen, Lewis (Reynolds), Ed (Voight), Bobby (Beatty) and Drew (Cox), decide to canoe down a river in the remote North Georgian wilderness, expecting to have fun and see the glory of nature before the fictional Cahulawassee River valley is flooded by the construction of a dam. Lewis, an experienced outdoorsman, is the leader. Ed is also a veteran of several trips but lacks Lewis's machismo. Bobby and Drew are novices.
Actors: Dann Cahn (editor), William Bryant (actor), David S. Cass Sr. (actor), Ray Milland (actor), Henry Silva (actor), Hank Worden (actor), Gloria Grahame (actress), Yvette Mimieux (actress), Andrew J. Fenady (producer), Andrew J. Fenady (writer), George Duning (composer), Leif Garrett (actor), Roy Thinnes (actor), Bernard L. Kowalski (director), Joshua Bryant (actor),
Genres: Horror, Western,We were so weak to stop this long war and
We were so numb to shout out these words
We aren't weak!
We make our lives!
[Chorus:]
We were closed in our fears.
Maze of fears.
(In our fears)
Now it's time to ruin these walls.
Strong walls
(Break these walls)
We all should break this
Weakness damnation
We have made our choice
It's our salvation
No one can ever force us
To lose our pride
No one can ever force us
To crumple inside
Now we can not lose this fight
Cause we are one
Now we can not lose this fight
It should be done
[Chorus:]
We were closed in our fears.
Maze of fears.
(In our fears)
Now it's time to ruin these walls.
Strong walls
(Break these walls)
Hold your truth in your hearts