‘Deliverance’ survival thriller film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1972)


Video: 'Deliverance' trailer

(Sunday, July 30, 1972, noon EDT)Deliverance, an American survival thriller film about four men who fight against a murderous clan of backwoodsmen during a hunting vacation, opened today at Loew’s Tower East at 72nd Street and Third Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City.


Video: 'Deliverance (1972) - Movie' (9 clips)

Directed by John Boorman, the film stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and James Dickey.