The Josephine Baker Story(1991)

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

65

2h 10m

  • Drama,
  • History,
  • Music

Overview

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

Cast

  • Lynn Whitfield

    Lynn Whitfield

    Josephine Baker

  • Rubén Blades

    Rubén Blades

    Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

  • David Dukes

    David Dukes

    Jo Bouillon

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Sidney Williams

  • Craig T. Nelson

    Craig T. Nelson

    Walter Winchell

  • Kene Holliday

    Kene Holliday

    Sidney Bechet

  • Vivian Bonnell

    Vivian Bonnell

    Josephine's Mother

  • Robert Lesser

    Robert Lesser

    Copa City Manager

  • Eartha Robinson

    Eartha Robinson

    Female Singer / Dancer

  • Zoltán Gera

    Zoltán Gera

    Folies Bergeres Producer

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    Status

    Released (Mar 16, 1991)

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