The River
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 Date:
1984-12-01
Runtime:
122 minutes
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Starring:
Mel Gibson
as Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
as Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
as Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
as Harve Stanley
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Shane Bailey
as Lewis Garvey
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Becky Jo Lynch
as Beth Garvey
Don Hood
as Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
as Howard Simpson
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Bob W. Douglas
as Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
as Dave Birkin
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Lisa Sloan
as Judy Birkin
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Larry D. Ferrell
as Rod Tessley
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Susie Toomey
as Sally Tessley
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Kelly Toomey
as Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Zemke
Amy Rydell
as Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
as Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
as Truck
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Ivan Green
as Smoot
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Desmond Couch
as Wilderfoot
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Charles G. Riddle
as Youngdall
Jim Antonio
as Dan Gaumer
David Hart
as Harley
Barry Primus
as Roy
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Mark Erickson
as Baines
Jack Starrett
as Swick
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Dean Whitworth
as Doctor
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Chuck Hanson
as Fat Man
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Ira M. Quillen II
as TV Weatherman
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Matt Bearson
as First Employee