The River

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

Category: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1984-12-01
Run time: 122 minute / 2:2
Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $11,500,000
Director: Mark Rydell
Writers: Julian Barry, Robert Dillon.
Production Company : Universal Pictures
Production Country: United States of America

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Mel Gibson
as Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
as Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
as Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
as Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
as Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
as Beth Garvey
Don Hood
as Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
as Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
as Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
as Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan
as Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell
as Rod Tessley
Susie Toomey
as Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey
as Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Zemke
Amy Rydell
as Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
as Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
as Truck
Ivan Green
as Smoot
Desmond Couch
as Wilderfoot
Charles G. Riddle
as Youngdall
Jim Antonio
as Dan Gaumer
David Hart
as Harley
Barry Primus
as Roy
Mark Erickson
as Baines
Jack Starrett
as Swick
Dean Whitworth
as Doctor
Chuck Hanson
as Fat Man
Ira M. Quillen II
as TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson
as First Employee
Timothy Shadden
as Second Employee
Elizabeth Lane
as Secretary
Gary Gershaw
as Drifter
Directing
Mark Rydell Director
Christopher Wilkinson Second Unit Director

Crew
Mike De Luna Stunts
Tom Elliott Stunts
Blair Burrows Stunts
Mario Roberts Stunts
Harper Flaherty Stunts
Paula Moody Stunts
Branscombe Richmond Stunts
Richard Epper Stunts
Spike Silver Stunts
Bennie Moore Stunts
Jophery C. Brown Stunts
Johnny Hock Stunts
Mark Orrison Stunts
Clay Boss Stunts
Alan Gibbs Stunt Coordinator

Production
Lynn Stalmaster Casting

Editing
Sidney Levin Editor

Production
Robert Cortes Producer
Barry Primus Casting Consultant

Art
Norman Newberry Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up
Pete Altobelli Assistant Makeup Artist

Art
Jane Bogart Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up
Joe I. Tompkins Costume Design

Production
Terry Carr Unit Production Manager

Costume & Make-Up
Brenda Todd Makeup Artist

Art
Charles Rosen Production Design

Costume & Make-Up
Lynn Del Kail Hairstylist

Writing
Robert Dillon Story
Julian Barry Screenplay
Robert Dillon Screenplay

Directing
Robert Yannetti Second Assistant Director

Sound
Kay Rose Supervising Sound Editor

Directing
Jerry Ziesmer First Assistant Director

Camera
Michael Gershman Camera Operator

Visual Effects
Ken Pepiot Special Effects Supervisor

Art
Donald Krafft Leadman

Lighting
Randy Woodside Best Boy Electrician

Costume & Make-Up
Hugo Peña Costumer

Sound
Neil Burrow Sound Editor

Lighting
Michael Barrett Electrician

Editing
Robert Frazen Assistant Editor

Production
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting

Sound
Victoria Sampson Sound Editor

Lighting
Norman Ash Electrician

Camera
James M. Sheppherd Dolly Grip

Art
Sonny Van Hecke Assistant Property Master

Production
Joe O'Har Location Manager

Sound
Jack Schrader Sound Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Greg Hall Costumer

Editing
Beau Barthel Assistant Editor

Crew
Joseph Geisinger Cableman

Lighting
Ted Varnadoe Best Boy Electrician

Sound
Larry Singer ADR Editor
John B. Schuyler Boom Operator

Art
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. Property Master

Costume & Make-Up
Darryl M. Athons Costumer

Sound
Rod Rogers Sound Assistant
Hector C. Gika Sound Assistant

Camera
Michael McGowan Camera Operator

Visual Effects
Stan Parks Special Effects Supervisor

Editing
Rick Sparr Associate Editor

Art
Sherman Labby Production Illustrator

Lighting
Stuart A. Spohn Gaffer

Camera
Dick Deats Key Grip

Art
William Ladd Skinner Set Designer
David F. Klassen Set Designer

Directing
Tena Psyche Yatroussis Second Assistant Director

Camera
John J. Connor Camera Operator

Sound
David M. Ronne Production Sound Mixer

Art
Nick Navarro Set Designer

Sound
Jerry Rosenthal Sound Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Pamela Wise Costumer

Camera
Steven Poster Second Unit Director of Photography

Sound
Duke Brown Apprentice Sound Editor

Art
Tim Donelan Swing

Crew
Thomas Love Special Effects

Sound
John Roesch Foley Artist
Chester Slomka Sound Editor

Lighting
Brent Poe Electrician

Camera
Gregg Guellow Best Boy Grip
Hank Sheppherd Best Boy Grip

Art
William Maldonado Construction Coordinator

Directing
Betsy Norton Script Supervisor

Crew
Bruce Bahrenburg Unit Publicist

Visual Effects
Syd Dutton Matte Painter

Sound
Herbert W. Spencer Orchestrator
Robert Thirlwell Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Camera
James Zenk Still Photographer

Editing
Aubrey Head Color Timer

Crew
Willie Radcliff Craft Service

Sound
Nick Alphin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joan Rowe Foley Artist

Production
Joan Wolpert Production Coordinator

Crew
Julie Adams Dialect Coach

Editing
Donah Bassett Negative Cutter

Sound
Kenneth Wannberg Music Editor

Production
Jody Hummer Extras Casting

Sound
John Williams Original Music Composer

Camera
Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography

Crew
Paul H. Stewart Special Effects
Rick Avery Stunts

Production
Edward Lewis Producer





















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