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Based on a 1967 hit song. A seventeen-year-old boy is seduced into a homosexual act. His guilt over the incident drives him to commit suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge, leaving his girlfriend behind.
Original Release
06/04/1976
US Release
06/04/1976
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 Bowen | Becky Thompson |
Simpson Hemphill | Brother Taylor |
Ed Shelnut | Coleman Stroud |
Eddie Talr | Tom Hargitay |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 Bowen | Becky Thompson |
Simpson Hemphill | Brother Taylor |
Ed Shelnut | Coleman Stroud |
Eddie Talr | Tom Hargitay |
William Hallberg | Dan McAllister |
Frannye Capelle | Belinda Wiggs |
Rebecca Jernigan | Mrs. Thompson |
Ann Martin | Mrs. Hunicutt |
Will Long | Trooper Bosh |
John Roper | Trooper Ned |
Pat Purcell | Alabama Boy #1 |
Jim Westerfield | Alabama Boy #2 |
Jack Capelle | Alabama Driver |
Al Scott | Master of Ceremonies |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Max Baer Jr. | Producer |
Roger Camras | Producer |
Mark Sussman | Producer |