Name: The River
Released: 1984-12-01
Rating: 6.325

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

6.3 (140) 2h 2m 1984Drama

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$11,500,000

Release Date

December 1, 1984

Popularity

Director

Mark Rydell