
The River
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
1984 en 122 minutes
Rating: 6.3
Plot
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.
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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

Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin

Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley

Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley

Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley

Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke

Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer

Charles Robinson
Truck

Ivan Green
Smoot

Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot

Charles G. Riddle
Youngdall

Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer

David Hart
Harley

Barry Primus
Roy

Mark Erickson
Baines

Jack Starrett
Swick

Dean Whitworth
Doctor

Chuck Hanson
Fat Man

Ira M. Quillen II
TV Weatherman

Matt Bearson
First Employee

Timothy Shadden
Second Employee

Elizabeth Lane
Secretary

Gary Gershaw
Drifter