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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Drama Romance

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

Release Date: 1976, June 4
Directors: Max Baer Jr.
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Robby Benson, James Best, Rebecca Jernigan, Sandy McPeak, Terence Goodman, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Simpson Hemphill, Becky Bowen

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.

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