Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: December 1, 1984
Runtime: 122 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (132 votes)
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Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn
Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley

Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey

Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder

James Tolkan
Howard Simpson

Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin

Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke

Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer

Charles Robinson
Truck

Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer

David Hart
Harley

Barry Primus
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