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Feature film — 1976

Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

6.21h 45mDrama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 37 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Max Baer Jr.

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Cast & crew

Robby Benson as Billy Joe McAllister

Robby Benson

Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor as Bobbie Lee Hartley

Glynnis O'Connor

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis as Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Joan Hotchkis

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman as James Hartley

Terence Goodman

James Hartley

Sandy McPeak as Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

Sandy McPeak

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best as Dewey Barksdale

James Best

Dewey Barksdale

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Becky Bowen

Becky Thompson

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Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

R

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

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