In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
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)
Crew
Louis Malle
Director, Story, Producer
Polly Platt
Screenplay, Story, Associate Producer
Suzanne Fenn
Editor
Ruth Blakeslee
Assistant Editor
Mateel Hoppe
Assistant Editor
Alice Miller
Assistant Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Toby Lovallo
Second Assistant Director
Donald Heitzer
Assistant Director
John M. Poer
Assistant Director
Trevor Williams
Production Design
Michael McGowan
Camera Operator
Gary Chason
Casting Director
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Mina Mittelman
Costume Supervisor
Charlene Johnson
Hairstylist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Charlene Roberson
Makeup Artist
Donald F. Johnson
Sound Mixer
Skip Godwin
Sound Engineer
Jerry Wexler
Music Supervisor
Raymond Burke
Musician
Louis Cottrell
Musician
Bob Greene
Musician
Kid Thomas
Musician
Jelly Roll Morton
Additional Music
Greg Van Dyke
Transportation Coordinator
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Mark Wade
Property Master
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Production Manager
Tony Wade
Unit Production Manager
Suzanne Baron
Supervising Editor
Al Rose
Researcher
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