The Josephine Baker Story

6.0 1991 130 min
Drama History Music TV Movie

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 h…

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Director
Brian Gibson
Writers
Ron Hutchinson, Michael Zagor

Cast

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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
Franco Britt Victor
George Faison Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser Copa City Manager
Luis Reyes Josephine's Father
Vivienne Eytle Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson Female Singer / Dancer
Paula Brown Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
Ann Harrington Cruel Woman

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