The River

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.
Director:
Mark Rydell
Stars:
Mel Gibson
Sissy Spacek
Scott Glenn
Released:
December 1, 1984
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