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The River
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.
Key Crew
Director: Mark Rydell
Producer: Robert Cortes, Edward Lewis
Story: Robert Dillon
Screenplay: Robert Dillon, Julian Barry
Director of Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Top Cast
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Videos
The River (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
