The River

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

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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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Creators

Mark Rydell

director

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Robert Dillon

writer

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Julian Barry

writer

Cast

Mel Gibson actor Sissy Spacek actor Scott Glenn actor Billy Green Bush actor

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Shane Bailey actor

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Becky Jo Lynch actor Don Hood actor James Tolkan actor

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Bob W. Douglas actor

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Andy Stahl actor

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Lisa Sloan actor

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Larry D. Ferrell actor

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Susie Toomey actor

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Kelly Toomey actor

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Frank Hoyt Taylor actor

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Amy Rydell actor

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Samuel Scott Osborne actor Charles Robinson actor

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Ivan Green actor

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Desmond Couch actor