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Where to Watch The River (1984)
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
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.
Drama 122 min 6.3/10 from 135 votes
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Cast
- Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey
- Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey
- Scott Glenn as Joe Wade
- Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley
- Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey