
The River
- released:1984-12-01
- genres: Drama
- duration:122m
- casts: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush, Shane Bailey
- Country: United States of America
- Production: Universal Pictures
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.