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The River

19842h 2mDrama
directed by Mark Rydell

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

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6.4 / 10
139 votes
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6.3 / 10
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46 / 100
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27%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Mel Gibson·Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek·Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn·Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush·Harve Stanley
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