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The River (1984)

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.

Release: 1984-12-01
Runtime: 122 min
Rating: 6.337 / 10
Cast
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
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Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
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Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
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Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
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Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
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Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
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Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke
Amy Rydell
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson
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