

Masterpiece
6.4
122mThe River
"He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?"
Year
1984
Language
en
Votes
0.1k
The Story
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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Lead Performance

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn
Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey




