Deliver Us from Evil (1973 film)

Deliver Us from Evil is a 1973 American made-for-television crime drama film starring George Kennedy, Jan-Michael Vincent and Bradford Dillman. It originally aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on September 11, 1973. The film's synopsis is probably inspired from the real-life skyjacker "D. B. Cooper" who on November 24, 1971, hijacked an airliner, extorting US$200,000 and then parachuted out of the plane never to be seen again.[1]

Deliver Us from Evil
GenreCrime
Drama
Written byJack B. Sowards
Directed byBoris Sagal
StarringGeorge Kennedy
Jan-Michael Vincent
Bradford Dillman
Charles Aidman
Jim Davis
Jack Weston
Music byAndrew Belling
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRon Roth
Production locationMount Hood National Forest
CinematographyBill Butler
EditorJim Benson
Running time74 minutes
Production companyPlayboy Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • September 11, 1973 (1973-09-11) (Los Angeles)
  • October 18, 1973 (1973-10-18) (United States)

Plot

It tells the story of six male hikers in the mountains who kill a parachuting skyjacker and fight between themselves over his stolen $600,000.

Cast

Production

The film was originally called Fair Game. It was shot in Mount Hood in Oregon's Cascade Mountains. "It's a masculine film, shot against the masculine country essential to an action-suspense drama," write Kennedy. "We expect it to be compared with The Treasure of Sierra Madre."[2]

Reception

Critical response

The Los Angeles Times said the film was predictable but praised George Kennedy's performance.[3]

Release

Deliver Us from Evil was released on DVD on September 6, 2006, by Warner Home Video.[4]

See also

References
  1. D B Cooper Wikipage
  2. RAIN, SLEET, SNOW: An Actor on His Appointed Rounds Kennedy, George. Los Angeles Times 7 Sep 1973: d29.
  3. Stumbling Out of the Starting Gate Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 11 Sep 1973: d17.
  4. Deliver Us from Evil. Warner Home Video (DVD). Burbank, California: Warner Bros. September 6, 2006. ASIN B0042ID39Q. Retrieved March 13, 2019.


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