The River 1984

He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?

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PG
Drama

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.

Release Date 1984-12-01
Runtime 2h 2m
Directors Mark Rydell, Christopher Wilkinson, Jerry Ziesmer, Robert Yannetti, Tena Psyche Yatroussis, Steven Poster, Vilmos Zsigmond
Producers Robert Cortes, Edward Lewis
Writers Robert Dillon, Robert Dillon, Julian Barry