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The Josephine Baker Story

1991 � 5.5/10

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

Release Date
3/16/1991
Runtime
2 hours and 10 minutes
Director
Brian Gibson

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
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
Franco Britt
Victor
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father
Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman
Zoltán Gera
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver

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