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The River

Not Rated
Drama
6.2/10(122 ratings)

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.

12-01-1984
2h 2m
The River
Backdrop for The River

Main Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley

Lewis Garvey

Beth Garvey

Don Hood

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Mark Rydell
Production:
Universal Pictures
Revenue:
$11,500,000
Budget:
$18,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Mark Rydell
Second Unit Director:
Christopher Wilkinson
Stunts:
Richard Epper
Stunts:
Blair Burrows
Stunts:
Paula Moody

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en