Pretty Baby

1978 film by Louis Malle

Movie Film Q1889403

Facts

32 properties

Instance of: film
Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[1]
Director: Louis Malle^[2]
Genre: erotic film, drama film, romance film^[5]^[6]^[7]
Publication date: 1978, April 5, 1978, May 24, 1978, July 30, 1978, August 3, 1978, August 31, 1978, September 7, 1978, September 20, 1978, September 29, 1978, October 2, 1978, October 7, 1978, March 8, 1979, April 26, 1979, September 7, 1979, September 1979, September 20, 1979, November 2, 1979, March 7, 1997, 1978^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]
Screenwriter: Polly Platt^[3]
Producer: Louis Malle^[16]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song Score^[46]
Duration: +110, +109
Assessment: Bechdel test
Australian Classification: M
CNC film rating (France): no minors under sixteen
Cast member: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Antonio Fargas, Diana Scarwid, Barbara Steele, Gerrit Graham, Mae Mercer^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Color: color^[24]
Composer: Jelly Roll Morton^[4]
Country of origin: United States^[25]
Director of photography: Sven Nykvist^[18]
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures^[40]
Distribution format: video on demand^[21]
FSK film rating: FSK 16^[49]
Film editor: Suzanne Fenn^[45]
Filming location: New Orleans^[42]
Kijkwijzer rating: 12
MPA film rating: R^[48]

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Main subject: prostitution, prostitution of children^[43]^[44]
Narrative location: New Orleans^[41]
Original language of film or TV show: English^[19]
Production company: Paramount Pictures^[17]
RARS rating: 12+, 16+
Review score: 6.9/10, 71%^[22]^[23]
Soundtrack release: Pretty Baby – Music From the Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture^[20]
Title: Pretty Baby^[47]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 73

AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID: 68055
Academy Awards Database film ID: 1550
Academy Collection film ID: 1028511, W088431
Africultures movie ID: 1616
AllMovie title ID: v39087
Allcinema film ID: 20490
AlloCiné film ID: 3169
Amazon Standard Identification Number: B007QJARZ6
Apple TV movie ID: umc.cmc.2yqsble2bqd6qrwyt8l7kd5hn
Bechdel Test Movie List ID: 8721
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme): prettybaby
Cine.gr film ID (archived): 706300

Show all 73 identifiers +61

Cinema.de ID: 1307739
Cinematografo.it film ID: 14371
Cinematografo.it film ID (new): pretty-baby-luuqfnyg
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID: 5793
DNF film ID: 9111
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID: 14792
Douban film ID: 1301516
Dvdcompare.net film ID: 18024, 63072
EDb film ID: t0003095
EIDR content ID: 10.5240/9522-D6C5-EBAD-7F11-F9FF-U
ElFilm film ID: 77927
Elonet movie ID: 112331
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/Pretty-Baby
Exploitation mark number: 49025
Fernsehserien.de ID: filme/pretty-baby
FilmAffinity film ID: 198877
FilmVandaag ID: film/15759
Filmová databáze film ID: 26688
Filmweb.pl film ID: 12084
Freebase ID: /m/03z6bf
Garance item ID: 7909989
Google Play Movies & TV ID: HczuLC4v9DM
ICAA film catalogue ID: 407951
IMCDB work ID: 78111
IMDb ID: tt0078111
ISAN: 0000-0000-46CA-0000-K-0000-0000-E
ITunes movie ID: 850873897
KINENOTE film ID: 8034
Kinobox film ID: 243599
Kinopoisk film ID: 23435
LUMIERE film ID: 16113
LdiF ID: 45909
Letterboxd film ID: pretty-baby
MPA certificate number: 24930
MYmovies audiovisual work ID: 19011
Mediafilm ID (archived): mf-tt-2993212102
Minkultury film ID: 110163096
Movie Walker Press film ID: mv8013
MovieLens movie ID: 8499
MovieMeter film ID: 7571
Moviepilot.de film ID: pretty-baby
Movieplayer film ID: 17236
NientePopCorn movie ID: pretty-baby
OFDb film ID: 20509
OMDb film ID: 98498
PORT film ID: 120804
Personality Database work ID: 3895
Plex media key: 5d7768525af944001f1ff3d4
Rotten Tomatoes ID: m/pretty_baby
Schnittberichte.com title ID: 35607
Swedish Film Database ID: 5329
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived): 87073
TMDB movie ID: 26973
TV Guide show ID (former scheme): 109758
TV.com ID (archived): movies/pretty-baby
TheTVDB movie ID: 1937
Trakt.tv ID: movies/pretty-baby-1978
Trakt.tv film ID: 16498
Unconsenting Media ID: 2397
YouTube video ID: MrQ8uuV3tpI
ČSFD film ID: 6364

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🔗 Connections

Cast member 8

Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Barbara Steele, Diana Scarwid, Gerrit Graham, Antonio Fargas, Mae Mercer

Genre 3

drama film, romance film, erotic film

Main subject 2

prostitution, prostitution of children

Assessment 1

Bechdel test

Award received 1

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Composer 1

Jelly Roll Morton

Country of origin 1

United States

Director 1

Louis Malle

Director of photography 1

Sven Nykvist

Distributed by 1

Paramount Pictures

Distribution format 1

video on demand

Filming location 1

New Orleans

Instance of 1

film

Narrative location 1

New Orleans

Original language of film or TV show 1

English

Producer 1

Louis Malle

Production company 1

Paramount Pictures

Screenwriter 1

Polly Platt

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FAQs

What awards did Pretty Baby receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Pretty Baby — director (P57): Louis Malle. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Pretty Baby — screenwriter (P58): Polly Platt. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Pretty Baby — composer (P86): Jelly Roll Morton. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Pretty Baby — genre (P136): erotic film. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Pretty Baby — genre (P136): drama film. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Pretty Baby — genre (P136): romance film. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Brooke Shields. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-01. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Keith Carradine. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-01. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Susan Sarandon. stopklatka.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-01. stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Antonio Fargas. cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01. cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Diana Scarwid. cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01. cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Barbara Steele. cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01. cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Gerrit Graham. cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01. cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Pretty Baby — cast member (P161): Mae Mercer. cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2016-05-01. cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Pretty Baby — producer (P162): Louis Malle. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Pretty Baby — award received (P166): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Pretty Baby — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Pretty Baby — director of photography (P344): Sven Nykvist. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Pretty Baby — original language of film or TV show (P364): English. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Pretty Baby — soundtrack release (P406): Pretty Baby – Music From the Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Pretty Baby — distribution format (P437): video on demand. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Pretty Baby — review score (P444): 6.9/10. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-07. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Pretty Baby — review score (P444): 71%. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Pretty Baby — color (P462): color. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Pretty Baby — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): 1978. IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): April 5, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): May 24, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): July 30, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): August 3, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): August 31, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): September 7, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): September 20, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): September 29, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): October 2, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): October 7, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): March 8, 1979. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): April 26, 1979. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Pretty Baby — publication date (P577): September 7, 1979. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Pretty Baby — distributed by (P750): Paramount Pictures. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Pretty Baby — narrative location (P840): New Orleans. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Pretty Baby — filming location (P915): New Orleans. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Pretty Baby — main subject (P921): prostitution. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Pretty Baby — main subject (P921): prostitution of children. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Pretty Baby — film editor (P1040): Suzanne Fenn. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Pretty Baby — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Pretty Baby — title (P1476): Pretty Baby. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Pretty Baby — MPA film rating (P1657): R. filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Pretty Baby — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 16. wikidata.org.

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8d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Garance item ID → 7909989

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62953: Garance ID - Films, 197X"
25d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Academy Collection film ID → 1028511, W088431

"Created claim: Academy Collection film ID: W088431, batch #290954"
9w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Personality Database work ID → 3895

"Created claim: Personality Database work ID: 3895, Matched to Pretty Baby (#322267823) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personality Database s"
9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

IMCDB work ID → 78111

"Created claim: IMCDB work ID: 78111, batch #269964"
11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Filmová databáze film ID → 26688

"Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 26688, batch #269266"
15w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

MPA certificate number → 24930

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43292: Create MPA certificate number statements based on Rating certificate ID qualifier"
19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Publication date → +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1978-04-05T00:00:00Z, +1978-05-24T00:00:00Z +16

Screenwriter → Polly Platt

Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+109'}

MPA film rating → R

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