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Where was Deliverance filmed?

1983 film, directed by John Boorman.

  • Georgia

The story is set in Atlanta, about 73 miles (118 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Atlanta; Appalachian Mountains
Filmed in
Georgia
Distance
About 73 miles (118 km) between Atlanta and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 428 miles (689 km) between Appalachian Mountains and the nearest filming location.
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About Deliverance

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Released
1983
Director
John Boorman
Cast
Jon VoightBurt ReynoldsNed BeattyRonny CoxJames DickeyBill McKinneyBilly ReddenCharley BoormanEd O'Neill
Genre
Rape And RevengeThrillerLgbtq-relatedDramaAdventure
Based on
Deliverance
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Four Atlanta businessmen decide to go whitewater canoeing down the Cahulawassee River in the remote northern Georgia wilderness before it becomes dammed.

The four friends travel down the river in two canoes, which briefly become separated.

After a heated debate between Lewis and Drew, Ed and Bobby side with Lewis' plan to bury the body and continue on as if nothing had happened.

Famous lines from Deliverance

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Canoe trip?Griner
  • Because it's there.Lewis
  • Well, we fucked up.Lewis
  • I like my life, Lewis.Ed
  • Where you goin' city boy?Griner

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