Movie Age rating in United States of America: PG

The River (1984)

Name: The River
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-12-01
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey

Dec 1, 1984 · 2h 2m

Drama

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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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