The River
The River

The River

He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?

December 1, 1984122 min6.3EN
Drama

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.

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Cast

Mel Gibson
Mel GibsonTom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Sissy SpacekMae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Scott GlennJoe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Billy Green BushHarve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Shane BaileyLewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Becky Jo LynchBeth Garvey
Don Hood
Don HoodSenator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
James TolkanHoward Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Bob W. DouglasHal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Andy StahlDave Birkin