The River

1984 "He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?"
6.3| 2h2m| PG| en| Drama
Storyline

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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Universal Pictures

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  • The River Cast
Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn as Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey
Don Hood as Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan as Howard Simpson
Andy Stahl as Dave Birkin