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

Director

Robert Dillon

Story, Screenplay

Julian Barry

Screenplay

Cast

Mel Gibson's headshot

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek's headshot

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn's headshot

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush's headshot

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey's headshot

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch's headshot

Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey
Don Hood's headshot

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan's headshot

James Tolkan

Howard Simpson

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