The River 40 years old

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

The River

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.

Credits

The River Cast

Name Character
Sissy Spacek She was 34, now 74 years old as Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn He was 43, now 83 years old as Joe Wade
Mel Gibson He was 28, now 68 years old as Tom Garvey
Billy Green Bush He was 49, now 89 years old as Harve Stanley
Andy Stahl He was 32, now 72 years old as Dave Birkin
James Tolkan He was 53, now 93 years old as Howard Simpson
Charles Robinson He was 39, 60 years old when he died as Truck
Don Hood He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Senator Neiswinder
Lisa Sloan as Judy Birkin
Frank Hoyt Taylor He was 31, now 71 years old as Zemke

The River Crew

Name Department
Edward Lewis as Producer. He was 34 (69) years old when He died Production
Robert Dillon as Story. He was 52 (now 92) years old Writing
Robert Dillon as Screenplay. He was 52 (now 92) years old Writing
Julian Barry as Screenplay. He was 54 (now 94) years old Writing
Vilmos Zsigmond as Director of Photography. He was 54 (85) years old when He died Camera
The River poster
The River (40 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, December 01, 1984
  • Runtime: 122 minutes
  • Budget: 18000000.00
  • Revenue: 11500000.00