The River (1984)
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
124 min
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
- March 8, 1985
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $11,500,000
Trailer
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey
- Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey
- Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey
- Becky Jo Lynch as Beth Garvey
- Scott Glenn as Joe Wade
- Don Hood as Senator Neiswinder
- Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley
- James Tolkan as Howard Simpson
- Bob W. Douglas as Hal Richardson
- Andy Stahl as Dave Birkin
Crew
- Mark Rydell · Director
- Robert Dillon · Writer
- Julian Barry · Writer
- Robert Cortes · Producer
- Edward Lewis · Producer
- John Williams · Composer
- Vilmos Zsigmond · Cinematographer
- Sidney Levin · Editor
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting director
- Charles Rosen · Production designer