The River
1984·Movie
·2h 2min·
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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.
Farm DramaStruggling FamilyTennesseeEconomic HardshipNatural DisasterRural AmericaLove and SacrificeSocial Commentary
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Directed by:
Christopher Wilkinson, Mark Rydell, Jerry Ziesmer
Written by:
Robert Dillon, Robert Dillon, Julian Barry
Produced by:
Barbara Harris, Barry Primus, Edward Lewis
Composed by:
John Williams, Hector C. Gika, John Roesch
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