Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby (1978)

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

Drama

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.

star 7 6.5 66 71%
  • Release Date: 1978-04-05
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Director: Louis Malle

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Cast

  • Brooke Shields

    Violet

  • Keith Carradine

    Bellocq

  • Susan Sarandon

    Hattie

  • Frances Faye

    Nell

  • Antonio Fargas

    Professor

  • Matthew Anton

    Red Top

  • Diana Scarwid

    Frieda

  • Barbara Steele

    Josephine

  • Gerrit Graham

    Highpockets

  • Don Hood

    Alfred Fuller

  • Seret Scott

    Flora

  • Cheryl Markowitz

    Gussie

  • Susan Manskey

    Fanny

  • Laura Zimmerman

    Agnes

  • Miz Mary

    Odette

  • Mae Mercer

    Mama Mosebery

  • Pat Perkins

    Ola Mae

  • Von Eric Thomas

    Nonny

  • Sasha Holliday

    Justine

  • Lisa Shames

    Antonia

  • Henry Braden

    Harry

  • Patrick M. Burke

    Fanny's Customer

  • C.C. Courtney

    Naval Officer

  • Joe Catalanotto

    Hattie's Customer

  • Philip H. Sizeler

    Senator

  • Don Lutenbacher

    Violet's First Customer

  • Hobe May

    Farmer

  • Stocker Fontelieu

    Brothel Patron (uncredited)

  • Bill Holliday

    Gussie's Client (uncredited)

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