The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."
Title: The Josephine Baker Story
Original Title: The Josephine Baker Story
Release Date: 1991-03-16
Status: Released
Rating: 5.7/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Production Companies: HBO Films, RHI Entertainment, Anglia Television, John Kemeny Productions
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
Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
