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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

Rating: 6.3/10 (127 votes)


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  • Mel Gibson

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