The River

The River (1984)

6.4 122 min Movie
Drama

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

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 Gibson Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn Scott Glenn Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush Billy Green Bush Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey Shane Bailey Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch Becky Jo Lynch Beth Garvey
Don Hood Don Hood Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan James Tolkan Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas Bob W. Douglas Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl Andy Stahl Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan Lisa Sloan Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell Larry D. Ferrell Rod Tessley

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