Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
| Directing | John Boorman | Director |
| Writing | James Dickey | Novel |
| Production | John Boorman | Producer |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tom Priestley | Editor |
| Writing | James Dickey | Screenplay |
| Art | Fred Harpman | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Charles Wiggin | Other |
| Crew | E. Lewis King | Other |
| Production | Wallace Worsley Jr. | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Miles Middough | Assistant Director |
| Production | Sue Dwiggins | Other |
| Crew | Marcel Vercoutere | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bucky Rous | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donoene McKay | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Walter Goss | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jim Atkinson | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Ian Rakoff | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Sven Walnum | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Earl Clark | Other |
| Camera | Art Brooker | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Jim Blair | Electrician |
| Crew | Rospo Pallenberg | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Sound | Eric Weissberg | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Doug E. Turner | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Bill Butler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Sidney H. Greenwood | Property Master |
| Art | Morris Hoffman | Set Decoration |
