james dickey be a wonderfully descriptive author . when one read deliverance and one be instantly transport into the lush backwoods of the deep south . when one watch john boorman film version of the book and one realizes just how accurately he capture the essence of the book . the camera be as descriptive a the narration . the character be fully realize and and the portrayal be fantastic . i first saw this movie in 1992 and after my freshman year of college . i be in a phase where i be watch movie that be all release within a couple of year of my birth in 1973. among them be patton and papillon and and all the president men while fine film and all of them . this one be easily the class of the group . that say a lot .