Directed by John Boorman and shot by the legendary Vilmos Zsigmond, Deliverance is famous for its "de-saturated" look. Zsigmond used a specialized lab process to mute the colors, giving the Georgia wilderness a foreboding, olive-drab appearance.
10-bit (standard for x265, offering smoother color gradients).
Deliverance is more than just a "backwoods" thriller; it is a commentary on the "urban man" attempting to conquer a wilderness that is indifferent to his survival. Watching it in ensures that the visceral, sweaty, and terrifying atmosphere is preserved exactly as Boorman intended, making the "squeal like a pig" and "Dueling Banjos" moments as impactful today as they were in 1972.
A "Deliverance 1972 extras" package is incomplete without the supplemental material that chronicles the film's notoriously difficult production. The high-definition BluRay source typically includes:
DTS-HD Master Audio or AC3 5.1 (to capture the haunting ambient sounds of the woods). The Legacy of the Chattooga River