The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."

6.0 March 16, 1991 2h 10m Released
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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

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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

    Mayah McCoy

    Josephine - Age 8

  • Ainslie Currie

    Ainslie Currie

    Josephine - Age 13

  • Pierre Magny

    Pierre Magny

    Paul Colin

  • Franco Britt

    Franco Britt

    Victor

  • George Faison

    George Faison

    Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

  • Robert Lesser

    Robert Lesser

    Copa City Manager

  • Luis Reyes

    Luis Reyes

    Josephine's Father

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