Ode To Billy Joe, Ode To Billy Joe, DVD
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Al Scott, Alan Bergman, Ann Martin, Anne Martin, Becky Brown, Betty Bowen, Drama, Ed Shelnut, Eddie Tair, Frannye Capelle, Glynnis O'Connor, Herman Raucher, Jack Capelle, James Best, James Westerfield, Joan Hotchkis, John Roper, Jr., Marilyn Bergman, Max Baer, Max Baer Jr., Michel Legrand, Ode To Billy Joe, Pat Purcell, Rebecca Jernigan, Robby Benson, Roger Camras, Sandy McPeak, Simpson Hemphill, Terence Goodman, Will Long, William HallbergJune 3, 1953. Another sleepy, dusty delta day in the South. Until Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge - sparking a legend in story and song. This heartwarming family film about the tumult of teen romance is set in rural Mississippi and stars Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor as youngsters caught up in the dizzy beauty of first love. Directed by Max Baer (Macon County Line) from a script by Herman Raucher (Summer of '42), the film was shot near the Tennessee backwoods of singer Bobbie Gentry's childhood. She newly recorded her ballad to augment a flavorful score by Academy Award® winner* Michel Legrand. Ode to Billy Joe is tender and touching, set in a world where things don't always work out for young lovers, but where tragedy can nonetheless bring about a bittersweet triumph.
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