The Josephine Baker Story
Released: March 16, 1991Runtime: 130 min
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
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Top billed cast
Lynn Whitfield
as Josephine Baker
Ruben Blades
as Count Guiseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
as Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr
as Sidney Williams
Craig T Nelson
as Walter Winchell
Kene Holiday
as Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
as Josephine's Mother
Mayah Mccoy
as Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
as Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
as Paul Colin
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