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Ode to Billy Joe(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-06-04
61%
33 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,100,000.00
Revenue: $27,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ode to Billy Joe
Top 9 Billed 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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