FILM

The River (1984)

Name: The River
Director: Mark Rydell
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-12-01
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey

Film · 1984 · 122 min · PG · Drama

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.

Directed by Mark Rydell

Starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Don Hood, James Tolkan

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	1 December 1984
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	1 December 1984

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