The Josephine Baker Story

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

5.7
19912h 10m

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

Production

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Cast

Photo of Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker

Photo of Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

Photo of David Dukes

David Dukes

Jo Bouillon

Photo of Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sidney Williams

Photo of Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Walter Winchell

Photo of Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Sidney Bechet

Photo of Vivian Bonnell

Vivian Bonnell

Josephine's Mother

Photo of Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser

Copa City Manager

Photo of Eartha Robinson

Eartha Robinson

Female Singer / Dancer

Photo of Zoltán Gera

Zoltán Gera

Folies Bergeres Producer

Photo of Péter Kertész

Péter Kertész

Casablanca Doctor

Photo of Debbie Javor

Debbie Javor

American Woman at Party

Photo of András Márton

András Márton

Pepito's Doctor

Photo of Gábor Ferenczi

Gábor Ferenczi

Reporter at Stork Club

Photo of Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

Bell Boy

Photo of Attila Lőte

Attila Lőte

Court Official

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