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