The River
“He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?”
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.
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Cast
33 people
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Known for
Carrie
Castle Rock
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Known for
Critters
The Hitcher
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Also in
Chattahoochee
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
No other roles listed
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
Known for
Pretty Baby
Obsession
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Known for
Back to the Future Part II
Top Gun
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
No other roles listed
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
Known for
The Blind Side
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
Known for
8 Million Ways to Die
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
No other roles listed
Mark Rydell Director · Robert Dillon Screenplay Julian Barry Screenplay
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $18M · United States release December 1, 1984
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 1984
Theatrical
Germany
March 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
April 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 28, 1985 · Theatrical
January 29, 1986 · Physical
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