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The River

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

★ 6.3/10 (135 votes) Dec 01, 1984 ⏱ 2h 2m en Released
Drama

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

Mark Rydell

Cast

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