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01/12/1984 Drama 2h 2m
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He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?

Overview

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.

  1. Mark Rydell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Mel Gibson

    Tom Garvey

  2. Sissy Spacek

    Mae Garvey

  3. Scott Glenn

    Joe Wade

  4. Billy Green Bush

    Harve Stanley

  5. Shane Bailey

    Lewis Garvey

  6. Becky Jo Lynch

    Beth Garvey

  7. Don Hood

    Senator Neiswinder

  8. James Tolkan

    Howard Simpson

  9. Bob W. Douglas

    Hal Richardson

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$11,500,000.00

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