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"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.

Top Cast

  • Mel Gibson

    Mel Gibson

    Tom Garvey

  • Sissy Spacek

    Sissy Spacek

    Mae Garvey

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Joe Wade

  • Billy Green Bush

    Billy Green Bush

    Harve Stanley

  • Shane Bailey

    Shane Bailey

    Lewis Garvey

  • Becky Jo Lynch

    Becky Jo Lynch

    Beth Garvey

  • Don Hood

    Don Hood

    Senator Neiswinder

  • James Tolkan

    James Tolkan

    Howard Simpson

  • Bob W. Douglas

    Bob W. Douglas

    Hal Richardson

Overview

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.

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