The Josephine Baker Story
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
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
Directed by Brian Gibson · Written by Ron Hutchinson
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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 -
Vivian Bonnell Josephine's Mother - Mayah McCoy Josephine - Age 8
- Ainslie Currie Josephine - Age 13
- Pierre Magny Paul Colin
- Franco Britt Victor
- George Faison Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
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4h 8m together
The Josephine Baker Story
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