Ode to Billy Joe (1976) Original Movie Poster, Robby Benson & Glynnis O'Connor

Ode to Billy Joe, the 1976 romantic melodrama ("On June 3, 1953 Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Now, the muddy Tallahatchie River gives up its secrets - the secrets within the haunting ballad that swept America."; "What the song didn't tell you the movie will."; "First a song, then a book, now a legend and a movie."; "Come to 'Billy Joe' Country"; "A love story that's joyous, funny and so touching you will never forget it."; "Based on the song and sung by Bobbie Gentry"