The River(1984)

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

• December 1, 1984
• 2 h 2 min
• Drama

Directed by: Mark Rydell

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.