Movie

The River (1984)

• PG
• December 1, 1984
• 2h 2m

• Drama

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

Overview

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.

Director

Mark Rydell

Writers

Robert Dillon, Julian Barry

Starring

Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn