The dark heart of Deliverance: The story behind the film released 50 years ago this month - Daily Mail

7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Thomas W. Hodgkinson
by Thomas W. Hodgkinson
Released 50 years ago this month, Deliverance is one of those films that, once seen, is hard to forget. Like Lord Of The Flies, it reveals the horrors that human beings are capable of.
'It seems to me that I am the bearer of some kind of immortal message to humankind. That was what the author James L. Dickey wrote in his diary during the filming of Deliverance. A rangy, brawling p… [+11525 chars]
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