Ode to Billy Joe
Movie
1976
PG
1 HOUR 46 MINS
Drama
LGBTQ
A teenage girl in 1953 Mississippi grapples with personal tragedy after her boyfriend’s mysterious suicide is revealed at the dinner table.
Cast & Crew
Robby Benson Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Sandy McPeak Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best Dewey Barksdale
Terence Goodman James Hartley
Becky Brown Actor
Simpson Hemphill Brother Taylor
Ed Shelnut Coleman Stroud
Eddie Tair Tom Hargitay
William Hallberg Dan McAllister
Frannye Capelle Belinda Wiggs
Rebecca Jernigan Mrs. Thompson
Max Baer Director
Herman Raucher Screenwriter
Max Baer Producer
Roger Camras Producer
Michel Hugo Cinematography
Frank E. Morriss Film Editing
Michel Legrand Original Music
Philip Jefferies Art Director
Harry Gordon Set Decoration
Phil Benjamin Casting
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