The River (1984)

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.

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey

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Status

Released

Release Date

1984-12-01

Duration

122 minutes

Rating

★ 6.4 / 10