Pretty Baby (1978)
Pretty Baby (1978)
The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
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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Cast

Brooke Shields Brooke Shields As: Violet
Keith Carradine Keith Carradine As: Bellocq
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon As: Hattie
Frances Faye Frances Faye As: Nell
Antonio Fargas Antonio Fargas As: Professor
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 05 April 1978

Country: FR, US

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount

Revenue: $5,786,368

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Cast

Directed By

Louis Malle

Louis Malle

Director

Alan Greedy

Alan Greedy

Script Supervisor

Donald Heitzer

Donald Heitzer

Assistant Director

Toby Lovallo

Toby Lovallo

Second Assistant Director

John M. Poer

John M. Poer

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Juliet Taylor

Juliet Taylor

Casting

Gary Chason

Gary Chason

Casting Director

Louis Malle

Louis Malle

Producer

Polly Platt

Polly Platt

Associate Producer

Lindsley Parsons Jr.

Lindsley Parsons Jr.

Production Manager

Al Rose

Al Rose

Researcher

Tony Wade

Tony Wade

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Suzanne Baron

Suzanne Baron

Supervising Editor

Suzanne Fenn

Suzanne Fenn

Editor

Ruth Blakeslee

Ruth Blakeslee

Assistant Editor

Mateel Hoppe

Mateel Hoppe

Assistant Editor

Alice Miller

Alice Miller

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Dave Grayson

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Mina Mittelman

Mina Mittelman

Costume Supervisor

Charlene Johnson

Charlene Johnson

Hairstylist

Charlene Roberson

Charlene Roberson

Makeup Artist

Sound

Donald F. Johnson

Donald F. Johnson

Sound Mixer

Jerry Wexler

Jerry Wexler

Music Supervisor

Skip Godwin

Skip Godwin

Sound Engineer

Raymond Burke

Raymond Burke

Musician

Louis Cottrell

Louis Cottrell

Musician

Bob Greene

Bob Greene

Musician

Kid Thomas

Kid Thomas

Musician

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Michael McGowan

Michael McGowan

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

James L. Berkey

James L. Berkey

Set Decoration

Trevor Williams

Trevor Williams

Production Design

Mark Wade

Mark Wade

Property Master

Other Crew

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Additional Music

Greg Van Dyke

Greg Van Dyke

Transportation Coordinator

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