The River

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.

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

Rating

6.3
127 votes

Popularity

3.7425

Runtime

122 min.

Budget (M$)

11.5 / 18ROI 64%

Status

Released

Release Date

12/1/1984

Credits

The River

Mel GibsonTom Garvey

The River

Sissy SpacekMae Garvey

The River

Scott GlennJoe Wade

The River

Billy Green BushHarve Stanley

The River

Shane BaileyLewis Garvey

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