The River (1984) — AI Story Visualization

The River (1984) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

A family's struggle to save their generational farm from economic hardship and flooding threats

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Rising Waters

City Struggles

The Dam Threat

Levee Battle

Resilient Harvest

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.

Directed by

Mark Rydell

Key Cast

Rating: 6.4/10 (139 votes)