The River

Plot

Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.

  • Mark Rydell

    Director

  • Robert Dillon

    Story

  • Robert Dillon

    Screenplay

  • Julian Barry

    Screenplay

  • Vilmos Zsigmond

    Director of Photography

  • Sidney Levin

    Editor

  • Mel Gibson

    Tom Garvey

  • Sissy Spacek

    Mae Garvey

  • Scott Glenn

    Joe Wade

  • Billy Green Bush

    Harve Stanley

  • Shane Bailey

    Lewis Garvey

  • Becky Jo Lynch

    Beth Garvey

  • Don Hood

    Senator Neiswinder

  • James Tolkan

    Howard Simpson

  • Bob W. Douglas

    Hal Richardson

  • Andy Stahl

    Dave Birkin

  • Lisa Sloan

    Judy Birkin

  • Larry D. Ferrell

    Rod Tessley

  • Susie Toomey

    Sally Tessley

  • Kelly Toomey

    Lisa Tessley

  • Frank Hoyt Taylor

    Zemke

  • Amy Rydell

    Betty Gaumer

  • Samuel Scott Osborne

    Billy Gaumer

  • Charles Robinson

    Truck

  • Runtime

    122 minutes

    Released

    1984-12-01

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Universal Pictures

    Sound

  • John Williams

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    205 days ago

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