The Josephine Baker Story Poster

The Josephine Baker Story 1991

β˜… 5.714 votes130 minπŸ“… 1991-03-16

"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

Director: Brian Gibson

Cast

Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
RubΓ©n Blades
RubΓ©n 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
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin