The River
The River
Release: 1984-12-01
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 6.4
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Samuel Scott Osborne
as Billy Gaumer
Barry Primus
as Roy
Shane Bailey
as Lewis Garvey
Amy Rydell
as Betty Gaumer
Jim Antonio
as Dan Gaumer
Sissy Spacek
as Mae Garvey
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Zemke
Jack Starrett
as Swick
Mel Gibson
as Tom Garvey
Billy Green Bush
as Harve Stanley
Charles Robinson
as Truck
Scott Glenn
as Joe Wade
James Tolkan
as Howard Simpson
Andy Stahl
as Dave Birkin
David Hart
as Harley
Don Hood
as Senator Neiswinder
Crew
Rick Avery
Stunts
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Joseph Geisinger
Cableman
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Barry Primus
Casting Consultant
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Paula Moody
Stunts
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Mark Rydell
Director
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Julian Barry
Screenplay
Robert Frazen
Assistant Editor
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Hector C. Gika
Sound Assistant