The River
“He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?”
1984•PG•2h 2m•6.4•Released
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.
Director
Mark Rydell
Writer
Julian Barry, Robert Dillon
Budget
$18M
Revenue
$12M
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
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
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Robert Cortes
Producer
Edward Lewis
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