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The River

The River

Drama
1984, Movie, 2h 2min
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.
Country: United States
Director:
Mark Rydell
Cast:
Mel Gibson,
Scott Glenn,
Sissy Spacek,
Barry Primus
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Mark Rydell
Director
Mel Gibson
As Tom Garvey
Scott Glenn
As Joe Wade
Sissy Spacek
As Mae Garvey
Barry Primus
As Roy
James Tolkan
As Howard Simpson
Charles Robinson
As Truck
Jack Starrett
As Swick

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The River was released in theaters on December 1, 1984.

 

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