The River (1984)

12/01/1984 2h 2m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Mel Gibson

as Tom Garvey

Born 01/03/1956, age

Sissy Spacek

as Mae Garvey

Born 12/25/1949, age

Scott Glenn

as Joe Wade

Born 01/26/1939, age

Billy Green Bush

as Harve Stanley

Born 01/01/1935, age

James Tolkan

as Howard Simpson

Born 06/20/1931, age

Charles Robinson

as Truck

Born 11/09/1945

Died 07/11/2021, age

Barry Primus

as Roy

Born 02/16/1938, age

Jack Starrett

as Swick

Born 11/02/1936

Died 03/27/1989, age