The River

The River

1/12/1984 2h 2m 6.4/10

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.

Director

Jerry Ziesmer

Top Billed Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley

Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey

Shane Bailey

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey

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