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The Josephine Baker Story

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

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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

  • Release date
  • March 16, 1991
  • Runtime
  • 130 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Brian Gibson

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Cast

Lynn Whitfield photo Lynn Whitfield Josephine Baker Rubén Blades photo Rubén Blades Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino David Dukes photo David Dukes Jo Bouillon Louis Gossett Jr. photo Louis Gossett Jr. Sidney Williams Craig T. Nelson photo Craig T. Nelson Walter Winchell Kene Holliday photo Kene Holliday Sidney Bechet Vivian Bonnell photo Vivian Bonnell Josephine's Mother Mayah McCoy Josephine - Age 8

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