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Ode to Billy Joe(1976)

What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.

6.1(34)1h 45m1976-06-04

DramaRomance

Overview

Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.

Director:: Max Baer Jr.
Writers:: Herman Raucher
Producers:: Roger Camras, Mark Sussman, Max Baer Jr.
Cinematographer:: Michel Hugo
Composer:: Michel Legrand
Production:: Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget:: $1,100,000
Revenue:: $27,000,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Robby Benson

Robby Benson

Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor

Glynnis O'Connor

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis

Joan Hotchkis

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman

Terence Goodman

James Hartley

Sandy McPeak

Sandy McPeak

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best

James Best

Dewey Barksdale

Becky Bowen

Becky Bowen

Becky Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson