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Ode to Billy Joe

6.219761h 45mPGMovieDramaRomance

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

DirectorMax Baer Jr.
WriterHerman Raucher
ProducersMax Baer Jr.·Roger Camras

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Cast · Directed by Max Baer Jr.

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

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