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The River

62% | Dec 01, 1984 | 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.

Featured Crew

Mark Rydell
Director
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director

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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