The Josephine Baker Story

Mar 16, 1991

2h 10m

★ 5.7

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

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

Genres

Drama

History

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO Films

RHI Entertainment

Anglia Television

John Kemeny Productions

The Josephine Baker Story Trailers

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Cast

Josephine Baker

Lynn Whitfield

Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

Rubén Blades

Jo Bouillon

David Dukes

Sidney Williams

Louis Gossett Jr.

Walter Winchell

Craig T. Nelson

Sidney Bechet

Kene Holliday

Josephine's Mother

Vivian Bonnell

Josephine - Age 8

Mayah McCoy

Josephine - Age 13

Ainslie Currie

Paul Colin

Pierre Magny

Victor

Franco Britt

Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

George Faison

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