From Page To Screen: Deliverance (1972)

Screening as part of the 2025 From Page To Screen film festival

Post-screening Q&A with novelist and journalist Xan Brooks

John Boorman’s Deliverance is a gripping, brutal, elemental experience that gazes unflinchingly at the nature of cultural divides, class and masculinity.

Adapted by James Dickey from his 1970 novel, the film follows four ‘city boys’ (including Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight) as they head into the north Georgia wilderness for a canoeing expedition that goes horribly wrong when they find themselves in a shocking confrontation with the locals. Packed with uneasily handsome photography of the Georgia countryside and heart-stopping action sequences, the film is a propulsive, white-knuckle ride and a sharp exploration of America’s division. And you’ll never be able to listen to the sound of the banjo in quite the same way again.

Dir. John Boorman, USA 1972, 109 mins. With Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox.

Certificate 18

FILM SPONSORED BY MARGERY BONE AND COLIN TEAGUE

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Bridport Arts Centre

Friday 25 April at 2pm

Tickets: £8.50 (Under 25’s £3.00)

Festival Offer

All 11am and 2pm films for £34.50 (50% Discount)

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or online HERE