Name: Ode to Billy Joe
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1976-06-04
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Terence Goodman, Sandy McPeak

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

Theatrical

Jun 4, 1976

DVD / Blu-ray

Mar 12, 2013

Box Office

$27.0M

Budget

$1.1M

Return

24.5x

Director

Max Baer Jr.

Producers

Roger Camras, Mark Sussman, Max Baer Jr.

Music

Michel Legrand

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords

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