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Pretty Baby
1978 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 7.0
Drama
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-04-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (409 votes)
Themes
- virgin
- prostitute
- photographer
- photography
- brothel
- new orleans, louisiana
- loss of virginity
- young prostitute
- brothel madam
- 1910s
- child prostitution
- demeaning
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1979 · nominated
Cast & crew

Brooke Shields
as Violet

Keith Carradine
as Bellocq

Susan Sarandon
as Hattie

Frances Faye
as Nell

Antonio Fargas
as Professor

Matthew Anton
as Red Top

Diana Scarwid
as Frieda

Barbara Steele
as Josephine

Gerrit Graham
as Highpockets

Don Hood
as Alfred Fuller
Directed by Louis Malle