The River (movie)

The River (movie)

  • User score: 6.2
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Mark Rydell
  • Production companies: Universal Pictures
  • Genre: Drama
  • Budget: $18,000,000
  • Revenue: $11,500,000
  • Release date: 12/1/1984
  • Run time: 122 min.

Movie description

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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Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Role(s): Tom Garvey

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Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Role(s): Mae Garvey

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Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Role(s): Joe Wade

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Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Role(s): Harve Stanley

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Shane Bailey

Shane Bailey

Role(s): Lewis Garvey

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