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Deliverance (1972)

Directed by John Boorman · Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond

R109 min61 frames

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Deliverance (1972) movie still: wide — A dense patch of woodland features fallen leaves and tangled, bare tree branches. A muscular man in dark…Deliverance (1972) movie still: medium — A man stands near a riverbank partially obscured by dark vertical tree trunks. The man aims a compound bow…Deliverance (1972) movie still: medium — A man in an olive green flight suit sits in a small boat on a river. He holds a metal beverage can while…Deliverance (1972) movie still: closeup — A dense forest environment with out-of-focus green leaves in the background. A man holds a compound bow…Deliverance (1972) movie still: closeup — A rural setting with a boy holding a stringed instrument. He stands outdoors while playing a banjo with…Deliverance (1972) movie still: establishing — A dark, calm lake surface sits beneath a dense, shaded treeline of dark foliage. The water ripples…Deliverance (1972) movie still: medium — An open wooden structure overlooks a rural clearing containing a rusted vintage car. Three men stand in the…Deliverance (1972) movie still: closeup — A man looks through a window from a wooded exterior toward an indoor space. Laundry hangs on a clothesline…Deliverance (1972) movie still: medium — A dark night landscape featuring a sky filled with faint, wispy cloud formations. A man stands in profile,…Deliverance (1972) movie still: wide — A wide river with fast-moving, turbulent water flows through a dense wooded valley. Two men in a silver canoe…Deliverance (1972) movie still: establishing — A winding asphalt road curves through a dense forest bordered by towering misty mountains. Two small…Deliverance (1972) movie still: closeup — A man stands outdoors with foliage visible in the out-of-focus background. The man looks toward the camera…Deliverance (1972) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit indoor space with two people lying in a bed. The man is awake while the woman sleeps…Deliverance (1972) movie still: medium — A man sits on a dark riverbank at night with a guitar. He focuses on playing the instrument while another…Deliverance (1972) movie still: wide — A long, institutional hallway features white walls, reflective floors, and multiple closed door frames. Two…Deliverance (1972) movie still: fullbody — Two men in a dark green canoe navigate a slow-moving river in a forest. The shoreline features rocky…
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Deliverance — official trailer

What is Deliverance about?

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Where can you watch Deliverance?

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What does the cinematography of Deliverance look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, Deliverance builds its coverage from medium shots (33% of the sample), with close-ups (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond keeps 84% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Deliverance?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Deliverance (1972) are #31322b, #4c4b38, #4f534c, #151716, #b2b3ad, #908a75 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4c4b38
  • #4f534c
  • #151716
  • #b2b3ad
  • #908a75

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