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1976

Ode to Billy Joe

Directed by Max Baer Jr.
What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.

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

Duration

1h 45m

Released

June 4, 1976

Revenue

$27,000,000

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6.3

Rating31

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Cast9

  • Robby Benson
  • Glynnis O'Connor
  • Joan Hotchkis
  • Terence Goodman
  • Sandy McPeak
  • James Best
  • Becky Bowen
  • Simpson Hemphill
  • Rebecca Jernigan

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