The river

The Resource The river

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The river

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directed by Mark Rydell

Summary

This emotionally-charged film celebrates the triumph of a young rural couple as they face nature's greatest ravages, the threat of poverty and a wrenching separation. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson and Scott Glenn star in this moving tribute to love, faith, determination and the vanishing America of the independent farm family. Tom and Mae Garvey (Gibson and Spacek) are struggling to keep their homestead safe from the local power authority who wants to flood their land. When Mae's former beau, John Wade (Glenn), turns out to be in charge of the plan to acquire the property, tensions run high, climaxing in a devastating confrontation on the flooded river banks

Cataloging source

Midwest

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Must be 18 YEARS OR OLDER to borrow this item
OFRB rating: 18A

PerformerNote

Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn

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The river

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The river

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The work The river represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vaughan Public Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.