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Pretty Baby

Not Rated
Drama
7/10(365 ratings)

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.

04-05-1978
1h 50m
Pretty Baby
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Main Cast

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Violet

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Bellocq

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Hattie

Nell

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Professor

Red Top

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Frieda

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Louis Malle
Production:
Paramount Pictures
Revenue:
$5,786,368

Key Crew

Director:
Louis Malle
Story:
Louis Malle
Story:
Polly Platt
Screenplay:
Polly Platt
Production Manager:
Lindsley Parsons Jr.

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
FR; US
Languages:
en