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The River (1984)

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Drama / 122 min / PG-13

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

Blend 6.3
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 Shane Bailey Lewis Garvey Becky Jo Lynch Beth Garvey Don Hood Don Hood Senator Neiswinder James Tolkan James Tolkan Howard Simpson

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Cast 33

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
Shane Bailey Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Don Hood Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
James Tolkan Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Bob W. Douglas Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Andy Stahl Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell
Larry D. Ferrell Rod Tessley
Susie Toomey Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Frank Hoyt Taylor Zemke
Amy Rydell
Amy Rydell Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
Samuel Scott Osborne Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson Truck
Ivan Green
Ivan Green Smoot
Desmond Couch Wilderfoot
Charles G. Riddle Youngdall
Jim Antonio
Jim Antonio Dan Gaumer
David Hart
David Hart Harley
Barry Primus
Barry Primus Roy
Mark Erickson
Mark Erickson Baines
Jack Starrett
Jack Starrett Swick
Dean Whitworth
Dean Whitworth Doctor
Chuck Hanson Fat Man
Ira M. Quillen II TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson First Employee
Timothy Shadden Second Employee
Elizabeth Lane
Elizabeth Lane Secretary
Gary Gershaw Drifter

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