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The River

1984·2h 2m·PG·Drama
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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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DirectorMark Rydell
WriterRobert Dillon
Release dateDecember 1, 1984
Runtime2h 2m
Budget$18M
Box office$12M
LanguageEnglish

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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...

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The River was directed by Mark Rydell and released in 1984. It stars Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn.

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