

The River (1984)
- PG
- 12/01/1984 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 2m
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
Overview
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Mark Rydell
DirectorRobert Dillon
Story, ScreenplayJulian Barry
ScreenplayCast

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Lewis GarveyBecky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder