The Josephine Baker Story
“Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.”
Synopsis
The biography chronicles the life of an African-American woman who became a prominent performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film traces her journey beginning in 1917 St. Louis, where she struggled as a performer, her frustrations ultimately prompting her to move to France. It follows her career and personal life through to her death in 1975. The film was written by John Sacksteder.
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Principal cast & crew: 21
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Edited by Graham WalkerShot by Elemer RagalyiScored by Georges DelerueDesigned by Jozsef Romvari
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Cast & Crew
21 unique people credited
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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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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