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The Josephine Baker Story
“Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.”
1991 · 2h 10m · Drama, History, Music
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 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 SingerReviews 0
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