Ode to Billy Joe

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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Directed by Max Baer Jr.

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

Drama, Romance · 1h 45m

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

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Cast

Robby Benson Billy Joe McAllister Glynnis O'Connor Bobbie Lee Hartley Joan Hotchkis Anna 'Mama' Hartley Terence Goodman James Hartley Sandy McPeak Glenn 'Papa' Hartley James Best Dewey Barksdale
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Becky Bowen Becky Thompson
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Simpson Hemphill Brother Taylor
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Rebecca Jernigan Mrs. Thompson

Crew

Director
Max Baer Jr.
Writer
Herman Raucher
Director of Photography
Michel Hugo
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Editor
Frank Morriss
Producer
Roger Camras, Mark Sussman, Max Baer Jr.

Details

Release date
1976-06-04
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget
$1,100,000
Box office
$27,000,000