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The River
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
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.
Where to watch The River
The River is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey
- Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey
- Scott Glenn as Joe Wade
- Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley
- Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey
- Becky Jo Lynch as Beth Garvey
- Don Hood as Senator Neiswinder
- James Tolkan as Howard Simpson
- Bob W. Douglas as Hal Richardson
- Andy Stahl as Dave Birkin
- Lisa Sloan as Judy Birkin
- Larry D. Ferrell as Rod Tessley
Details
- Director
- Mark Rydell
- Released
- December 1, 1984
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.4 / 10 from 142 votes
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