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Pretty Baby (1978) [R]

Release Date:
April 5, 1978

Original Title:
Pretty Baby

Alternate Titles:
Csinos kislány
La pequeña
La petite
Niña bonita
프리티 베이비

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
France | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  FR: 16  JP: R18+  NL: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 110

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Additional Music:
Jelly Roll Morton

Assistant Director:
Donald Heitzer
John M. Poer

Assistant Editor:
Ruth Blakeslee
Mateel Hoppe
Alice Miller

Associate Producer:
Polly Platt

Camera Operator:
Michael McGowan

Casting:
Juliet Taylor

Casting Director:
Gary Chason

Costume Supervisor:
Mina Mittelman

Director:
Louis Malle

Director of Photography:
Sven Nykvist

Editor:
Suzanne Fenn

Hairstylist:
Charlene Johnson

Makeup Artist:
Dave Grayson
Charlene Roberson

Music Supervisor:
Jerry Wexler

Musician:
Raymond Burke
Louis Cottrell
Bob Greene
Kid Thomas

Producer:
Louis Malle

Production Design:
Trevor Williams

Production Manager:
Lindsley Parsons Jr.

Property Master:
Mark Wade

Researcher:
Al Rose

Screenplay:
Polly Platt

Script Supervisor:
Alan Greedy

Second Assistant Director:
Toby Lovallo

Set Decoration:
James L. Berkey

Sound Engineer:
Skip Godwin

Sound Mixer:
Donald F. Johnson

Story:
Louis Malle
Polly Platt

Supervising Editor:
Suzanne Baron

Transportation Coordinator:
Greg Van Dyke

Unit Production Manager:
Tony Wade

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