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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.

The River is a 1984 drama movie directed by Mark Rydell starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn. It runs 122 minutes. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 on TMDB based on 143 votes.

  • Released: 1984-12-01
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Genres: Drama
  • TMDB rating: 6.4/10

The River cast

Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Don Hood, James Tolkan, Bob W. Douglas, Andy Stahl

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