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The River
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The River

He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
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TMDB 6.416+19842h 2mEnglish
Drama

Synopsis

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 RydellFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Universal Pictures1 production companies
Release
December 1, 1984Released
Box Office
$12MBudget $18M

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Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson

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