The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

5.9/10 • 130 min • Drama History Music TV Movie

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

Cast

Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades

Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Vivian Bonnell

Josephine's Mother

Robert Lesser

Copa City Manager

Eartha Robinson

Female Singer / Dancer

Zoltán Gera

Folies Bergeres Producer

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