Writer
1923 - 1997
James Dickey
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet and novelist. His first book, Into the Stone and Other Poems, was published in 1960. Drowning with Others was published in 1962. Dickey's popularity exploded after the film version of his novel Deliverance (1970) was released in... Read full bio →
Deliverance
John Boorman
1972
1h 49m
8.1
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.
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