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Deliverance (Original title)
Date: 1972 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: John Boorman

Synopsis: Story of four men on a canoe trip who have to kill two people in order to survive.

Genre:
Thriller
Releases
Date: 1972Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 109 mins Length: 9802 FeetLanguage: English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (34)
In: Radio Times 4 Apr 2009  Page: 52
Title: Barry Norman's Greatest Hits - Deliverance.Author: NORMAN, Barry Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the film DELIVERANCE and some of its memorable characters and scenes.

In: Empire n218 August 2007  Pages: 102-103
Title: Summer horror-dayAuthor: CROOK, Simon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Humourous look at fictional and real-life locations in films where unfortunate incidents happen in the films.

In: Empire n208 October 2006  Pages: 124-128
Title: Unknown icons: "I was Frank the Bunny!"Author: DE SEMLYEN, Nick Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Interviews with supporting actors and actresses who starred in some of the most memorable moments from famous films.

In: Empire n203 May 2006  Pages: 166-167
Title: At Home/Masterpiece: DeliveranceAuthor: SMITH, Adam Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere v18 n9 June 2005  Page: 136
Title: Ido Chatter: Burt ReynoldsAuthor: BARDIN, Brantley Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief interview with actor Burt Reynolds who discusses his latest films, The LONGEST YARD and The DUKES OF HAZZARD, as well as his career with reference to DELIVERANCE.

In: Sight and Sound v10 n7 July 2000  Page: 62
Title: DVDsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Released on DVD.

In: Sight and Sound v4 n9 September 1994  Pages: 16-19
Title: Blood brothersAuthor: WILLIAMS, Linda Ruth Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An analysis of DELIVERANCE that suggests that its power lies in what it tries not to show.

In: Visual Anthropology Review v8 n2 Autumn 1992  Pages: 8-15
Title: Reading Trash: Deliverance and the poetics of White TrashAuthor: HARTIGAN, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looking particularly at DELIVERANCE as an explicit instance of the cultural identity of "white trash"

In: Sight and Sound v1 n12 April 1992  Page: 68
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n12 April 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: The Listener v118 n3020 16 Jul 1987  Page: 27
Title: [The Listener - v118 n3020 16 Jul 1987: no known title]Language: English

In: Post Script v5 n3 Spr/Sum 1986  Pages: 47-59
Title: [Post Script - v5 n3 Spr/Sum 1986: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the film in the ways it differs from the book by James Dickey, from which it is adapted.

In: The Listener v114 n2916 4 Jul 1985  Page: 34
Title: [The Listener - v114 n2916 4 Jul 1985: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v110 n2817 14 Jul 1983  Page: 29
Title: [The Listener - v110 n2817 14 Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Comment on the TV transmission of the film.

In: Film Directions v1 n4 Oct-Dec 1978  Pages: 4-6
Title: [Film Directions - v1 n4 Oct-Dec 1978: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis.

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v2 n1 Winter 1974  Pages: 52-58
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v2 n1 Winter 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Positif n157 March 1974  Pages: 13-15
Title: [Positif - n157 March 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview referring to the film in a special issue on Boorman.

In: Cinema v8 n1 Spring 1973  Pages: 10-17
Title: [Cinema - v8 n1 Spring 1973: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the film and of its adaptation from novel into film.

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v1 n3 July 1973  Pages: 280-285
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v1 n3 July 1973: no known title]Language: English

In: Ecran n9 November 1972  Pages: 30-32
Title: [Ecran - n9 November 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review of the film and interview with the director.

In: Positif n143 October 1972  Pages: 63-67
Title: [Positif - n143 October 1972: no known title]Language: French

In: Cinéma n170 November 1972  Pages: 60-65
Title: [Cinéma - n170 November 1972: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French

In: Films and Filming v19 n1 October 1972  Page: 46
Title: [Films and Filming - v19 n1 October 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v39 n464 September 1972  Pages: 186-187
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v39 n464 September 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinema TV Today n10001 7 Oct 1972  Page: 32
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10001 7 Oct 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v222 n7 12 Jul 1972  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v222 n7 12 Jul 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Image et Son n265 November 1972  Pages: 108-109
Title: [Image et Son - n265 November 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review and interview with director.

In: Focus on Film n11 Autumn 1972  Page: 12
Title: [Focus on Film - n11 Autumn 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Filmfacts v15 n10 1972  Pages: 213-217
Title: [Filmfacts - v15 n10 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v41 n4 Autumn 1972  Pages: 227-228
Title: [Sight and Sound - v41 n4 Autumn 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v18 n5 February 1972  Pages: 18-22
Title: [Films and Filming - v18 n5 February 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with director.

In: Action v7 n6 Nov/Dec 1972  Pages: 2-5
Title: [Action - v7 n6 Nov/Dec 1972: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with John Boorman about his film and its making.

In: Variety 19 Jul 1972  Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 19 Jul 1972: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 1 Sep 1971  Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 1 Sep 1971: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v217 n6 16 Jul 1971  Page: 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v217 n6 16 Jul 1971: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (10)
Title: terministic screen: rhetorical perspectives on film
Author: BLAKESLEY, David  Pages: x, 312 p.

Title: Masculinity: bodies, movies, culture
Author: LEHMAN, Peter  Pages: 318p.

Title: seventies now: culture as surveillance
Author: MILLER, Stephen Paul  Pages: xii, 413 p.

Title: Deliverance
Author: DICKEY, James  Pages: 243p.

Title: Green cultural studies: nature in film, novel and theory
Author: HOCHMAN, Jhan

Title: Passport to Hollywood: Hollywood films, European directors
Author: MORRISON, James  Pages: v-ix, 311p.

Title: Adaptations as imitations: films from novels
Author: GRIFFITH, James  Pages: 272p.

Title: Hillbillyland: what the movies did to the mountains and what the mountains did to the movies
Author: WILLIAMSON, J.W.  Pages: xii, 325 p.

Title: Deliverance
Author: DICKEY, James  Pages: 157p.

Title: Hard hats, rednecks, and macho men: class in 1970s American cinema
Author: NYSTROM, Derek  Pages: x, 251 p.