Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby (1978)

The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1978-04-05
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 368 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: France, United States of America
  • Director: Louis Malle
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Summary

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

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  • Brooke Shields

    as Violet

  • Keith Carradine

    as Bellocq

  • Susan Sarandon

    as Hattie

  • Frances Faye

    as Nell

  • Antonio Fargas

    as Professor

  • Matthew Anton

    as Red Top

  • Diana Scarwid

    as Frieda

  • Barbara Steele

    as Josephine

  • Gerrit Graham

    as Highpockets

  • Don Hood

    as Alfred Fuller

  • Seret Scott

    as Flora

  • Cheryl Markowitz

    as Gussie

  • Susan Manskey

    as Fanny

  • Laura Zimmerman

    as Agnes

  • Miz Mary

    as Odette

  • Mae Mercer

    as Mama Mosebery

  • Pat Perkins

    as Ola Mae

  • Von Eric Thomas

    as Nonny

  • Sasha Holliday

    as Justine

  • Lisa Shames

    as Antonia

  • Henry Braden

    as Harry

  • Patrick M. Burke

    as Fanny's Customer

  • C.C. Courtney

    as Naval Officer

  • Joe Catalanotto

    as Hattie's Customer

  • Philip H. Sizeler

    as Senator

  • Don Lutenbacher

    as Violet's First Customer

  • Hobe May

    as Farmer

  • Stocker Fontelieu

    as Brothel Patron (uncredited)

  • Bill Holliday

    as Gussie's Client (uncredited)
Directing Louis Malle Director
Writing Louis Malle Story
Writing Polly Platt Story
Writing Polly Platt Screenplay
Production Lindsley Parsons Jr. Production Manager
Production Gary Chason Casting Director
Production Tony Wade Unit Production Manager
Editing Suzanne Fenn Editor
Production Juliet Taylor Casting
Art James L. Berkey Set Decoration
Production Louis Malle Producer
Production Polly Platt Associate Producer
Art Trevor Williams Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Dave Grayson Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Charlene Roberson Makeup Artist
Sound Skip Godwin Sound Engineer
Sound Donald F. Johnson Sound Mixer
Camera Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Charlene Johnson Hairstylist
Directing Donald Heitzer Assistant Director
Directing Toby Lovallo Second Assistant Director
Directing John M. Poer Assistant Director
Art Mark Wade Property Master
Camera Michael McGowan Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Mina Mittelman Costume Supervisor
Editing Suzanne Baron Supervising Editor
Editing Ruth Blakeslee Assistant Editor
Editing Mateel Hoppe Assistant Editor
Editing Alice Miller Assistant Editor
Sound Raymond Burke Musician
Sound Louis Cottrell Musician
Sound Bob Greene Musician
Crew Jelly Roll Morton Additional Music
Sound Kid Thomas Musician
Sound Jerry Wexler Music Supervisor
Directing Alan Greedy Script Supervisor
Crew Greg Van Dyke Transportation Coordinator
Production Al Rose Researcher

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