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The River is a film based on a true story of farmers who worked as scabs in a steel mill to save their land from foreclosure and floods. It stars Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, and Scott Glenn, and was nominated for four Oscars.
The River: Directed by Mark Rydell. With Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch. A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
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- Drama
- Mark Rydell
- 1985-01-11
Directed by Mark Rydell. With Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Shane Bailey.The River Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3vWHCAXThe River Streaming : https://amzn.to/42o0...
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The River is a movie about a farm family facing financial and environmental challenges, starring Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson. Roger Ebert criticizes its plot contrivances and compares it unfavorably with other "save the farm" films.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1984 adventure film The River, directed by Mark Rydell and starring Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, and more.
A farming family faces floods, foreclosure and a land grabber in this drama set in Tennessee. IMDb provides the plot details, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia and more for this movie.
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.
