Pretty Baby

1978, Drama, 1h 49m

28 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). 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.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Louis Malle
  • Producer:
    Louis Malle
  • Writer:
    Polly Platt
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Cast & Crew

Brooke Shields
Violet
Keith Carradine
Bellocq
Susan Sarandon
Hattie
Frances Faye
Nell
Antonio Fargas
Professor
Gerrit Graham
Highpockets
Mae Mercer
Mama Mosebery
Diana Scarwid
Frieda
Barbara Steele
Josephine
Matthew Anton
Red Top
Seret Scott
Flora
Cheryl Markowitz
Gussie
Susan Manskey
Fanny
Laura Zimmerman
Agnes
Miz Mary
Odette
Don Hood
Alfred Fuller
Pat Perkins
Ola Mae
Louis Malle
Director
Louis Malle
Producer
Polly Platt
Screenwriter
Sven Nykvist
Cinematographer
Suzanne Fenn
Film Editor
Gary Chason
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Trevor Williams
Production Design
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
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