
The River
1984 • Drama
6.3 (127)
Mark Rydell
Director
Robert Dillon
Story
Status
Released
Release date
December 1, 1984
Duration
122 Min
Language
en
Popularity
3.3253
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$11,500,000
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.
Cast

Mel Gibson

Sissy Spacek

Scott Glenn

Billy Green Bush

Shane Bailey

Don Hood

James Tolkan

Andy Stahl

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Amy Rydell

Samuel Scott Osborne

Charles Robinson

Jim Antonio

David Hart

Barry Primus

Jack Starrett