The River 1984
“He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?”
★ 6.4/10 PG Drama Released
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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.
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Cast
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
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Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey ☻
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson ☻
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin ☻
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin ☻
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley