The River (1984)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1984-12-01
- Runtime:
- 122 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Mark Rydell
- Top cast:
- Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.4/10 from 139 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.1/10