The River (1984)

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.

• Release Date: 1984-12-01
• Runtime: 2h 2min
• Production Company: Universal Pictures
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Mark Rydell
• Writers: Julian Barry, Robert Dillon.