The River
The River
MOVIE
Drama

The River

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

6.3
1984
2h 2m

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

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Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey

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Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey

Don Hood

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Howard Simpson

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Bob W. Douglas

Hal Richardson

Andy Stahl

Andy Stahl

Dave Birkin

?

Lisa Sloan

Judy Birkin

?

Larry D. Ferrell

Rod Tessley

?

Susie Toomey

Sally Tessley

?

Kelly Toomey

Lisa Tessley

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Frank Hoyt Taylor

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