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The Josephine Baker Story

Brian Gibson

1991 • 2h 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 frustr...

The Josephine Baker Story

Cast

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn WhitfieldJosephine Baker

Rubén Blades

Rubén BladesCount Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes

David DukesJo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. NelsonWalter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Kene HollidaySidney Bechet

Vivian Bonnell

Vivian BonnellJosephine's Mother

Mayah McCoyJosephine - Age 8

Ainslie CurrieJosephine - Age 13

Pierre MagnyPaul Colin

Franco BrittVictor

George FaisonEmcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

Robert Lesser

Robert LesserCopa City Manager

Luis ReyesJosephine's Father

Vivienne EytleJosephine's Sister

Crew

Brian Gibson

Brian GibsonDirector

David Puttnam

David PuttnamExecutive Producer

Georges Delerue

Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer

Elemér Ragályi

Elemér RagályiDirector of Photography

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