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Ode to Billy Joe
1976 6.3 (31 votes) 1h 45m
Genres
Drama Romance
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures

Ode to Billy Joe

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

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.

Key Crew

Writer: Herman Raucher

Director: Max Baer Jr.

Producer: Roger Camras, Mark Sussman, Max Baer Jr.

Director of Photography: Michel Hugo

Top 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 Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

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