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The River

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

★ 6.4 TMDB Rating · 142 votes

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.

Director
Mark Rydell
Release date
Dec 1, 1984
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The River

  • Portrait of Mel Gibson

    Mel Gibson

    Tom Garvey

  • Portrait of Sissy Spacek

    Sissy Spacek

    Mae Garvey

  • Portrait of Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Joe Wade

  • Portrait of Billy Green Bush

    Billy Green Bush

    Harve Stanley

  • Shane Bailey

    Lewis Garvey

  • Becky Jo Lynch

    Beth Garvey

  • Portrait of Don Hood

    Don Hood

    Senator Neiswinder

  • Portrait of James Tolkan

    James Tolkan

    Howard Simpson

  • Bob W. Douglas

    Hal Richardson

  • Portrait of Andy Stahl

    Andy Stahl

    Dave Birkin

  • Lisa Sloan

    Judy Birkin

  • Larry D. Ferrell

    Rod Tessley

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