The Josephine Baker Story

1991

2h 10m

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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

Directors

Writers

Ron Hutchinson(teleplay by)
Ron Hutchinson(story by)
Michael Zagor(story by)
cast-pic
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
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Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
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David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
cast-pic
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
cast-pic
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
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Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club
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Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father
Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
cast-pic
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer
Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer
Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman

Directors

Writers

Ron Hutchinson(teleplay by)
Ron Hutchinson(story by)
Michael Zagor(story by)

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Release date

March 16, 1991 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

HBO Films

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