The River
The River

The River (1984)

1984-12-01

(US) •

Drama

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

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Overview

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.

Movie 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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Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey

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Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder

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James Tolkan

Howard Simpson

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Bob W. Douglas

Hal Richardson

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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

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Frank Hoyt Taylor

Zemke

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Amy Rydell

Betty Gaumer

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Samuel Scott Osborne

Billy Gaumer

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Charles Robinson

Truck

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Ivan Green

Smoot

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Desmond Couch

Wilderfoot

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Charles G. Riddle

Youngdall

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Jim Antonio

Dan Gaumer

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David Hart

Harley

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Barry Primus

Roy

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Mark Erickson

Baines

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Jack Starrett

Swick

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Dean Whitworth

Doctor

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Chuck Hanson

Fat Man

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Ira M. Quillen II

TV Weatherman

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Matt Bearson

First Employee

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Timothy Shadden

Second Employee

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Elizabeth Lane

Secretary

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Gary Gershaw

Drifter