The Josephine Baker Story 1991

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

The Josephine Baker Story

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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

Top Billed Cast

Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades

Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes

Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Sidney Bechet

Release Date 1991-03-16
Runtime 2h 10m
Directors Brian Gibson, Elemér Ragályi
Producers David Puttnam, Alisa Taylor, John Kemeny, Madeleine Henrié, Robert Halmi Sr., Robert Halmi Jr.
Writers Ron Hutchinson, Michael Zagor, Ron Hutchinson