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The River

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

PG Drama

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey

Writer: Robert Dillon, Julian Barry, Robert Dillon

Release Date:
December 1, 1984
Ratings:
6.3 / 10
Director:
Mark Rydell
Companies:
Universal Pictures

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.