Movie: The Josephine Baker Story

Top 10 Billed 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

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  • 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

  • Release Date

    1991-03-16

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

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  • Languages:

    English
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