The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

6.0 130 min Movie
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Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

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

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Cast

Lynn Whitfield Lynn Whitfield Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes David Dukes Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday Kene Holliday Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell Vivian Bonnell Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy Mayah McCoy Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie Ainslie Currie Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny Pierre Magny Paul Colin
Franco Britt Franco Britt Victor
George Faison George Faison Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

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