The River

Dec 1, 1984

2h 2m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The River Trailers

Cast

Tom Garvey

Mel Gibson

Mae Garvey

Sissy Spacek

Joe Wade

Scott Glenn

Harve Stanley

Billy Green Bush

Lewis Garvey

Shane Bailey

Beth Garvey

Becky Jo Lynch

Senator Neiswinder

Don Hood

Howard Simpson

James Tolkan

Hal Richardson

Bob W. Douglas

Dave Birkin

Andy Stahl

Judy Birkin

Lisa Sloan

Rod Tessley

Larry D. Ferrell

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