The River
1984, Film, 124 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 64
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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Directed by Mark Rydell
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey
- Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey
- Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey
- Becky Jo Lynch as Beth Garvey
- Scott Glenn as Joe Wade
- Don Hood as Senator Neiswinder
- Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley
- James Tolkan as Howard Simpson
- Bob W. Douglas as Hal Richardson
- Andy Stahl as Dave Birkin
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