James Dickey Filmography

Occupation:: Screenwriter, Book Author
Biography:: For nearly 30 years, distinguished author James Dickey was the poet-in-residence at the University of South Carolina. During his long career, he penned over 20 poetry collections, one of which, Buckdancer's Choice, earned the National Book Award in 1966. He also penned a few novels, one of which...Read More

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Raw Courage

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Ronny Cox, Lois Chiles, Art Hindle, M. Emmet Walsh, Tim Maier

Synopsis: Three ultra-marathoners are on a 72-mile race in the New Mexico desert when they encounter a group of weekend-warrior survivalist types who want to "play with the little runner boys." The runners are in the race of their lives when the demented trigger boys won't leave them alone in this Deliverance Read More

1984
The Call of the Wild

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Beck

Synopsis: Unlike the 1935 film version of Jack London's 1897 novel Call of the Wild, which devoted most of its running time to a romance between Clark Gable and Loretta Young, this 1976 TV-movie version wisely remains faithful to the source. The star is a magnificent dog--part St. Bernard, part German Read More

1976
Deliverance

Crew: Book Author, Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox

Synopsis: Adapted from James Dickey's popular novel, John Boorman's 1972 movie recounts the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river in the backwoods of Georgia. At the behest of Iron John-esque Lewis (Burt Reynolds), the less adventuresome Ed (Jon Voight), Bobby (Ned Beatty Read More

1972

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