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The River (1984)

6.3 | Dec 01, 1984 (US) | Drama | 02:02
Budget: 18 000 000 | Revenue: 11 500 000

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.

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Cast

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Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
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Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
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Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
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Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
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Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
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Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
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Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
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James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
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Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
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Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin