The River(1984)

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

63

2h 2m

  • Drama

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.

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

  • Don Hood

    Don Hood

    Senator Neiswinder

  • James Tolkan

    James Tolkan

    Howard Simpson

  • Andy Stahl

    Andy Stahl

    Dave Birkin

  • Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Zemke

  • Amy Rydell

    Amy Rydell

    Betty Gaumer

  • Samuel Scott Osborne

    Samuel Scott Osborne

    Billy Gaumer

  • Charles Robinson

    Charles Robinson

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    Status

    Released (Dec 1, 1984)

    Budget

    $18,000,000

    Revenue

    $11,500,000

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