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The River

62.00% | December 1, 1984 | 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.

Featured Crew

Mark Rydell
Director
Robert Dillon
Story
Robert Dillon
Screenplay

Cast

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

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