Where the river runs wild

John Boorman sent four men on an ill-fated hunting trip in his classic film Deliverance, which still shocks 40 years on, says Carl Dixon

THE Right Hook Classic Movies has screened a number of extraordinary films around the country this year, including Bridge On The River Kwai, Some Like It Hot and Taxi Driver.

Last month, director John Boorman travelled to the Gate Cinema in Cork city for a special 40th anniversary screening of his film, Deliverance.