The Josephine Baker Story
Release Date: 1991-03-16
Overview: 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
Rating: 5.7 / 10
Cast
Lynn Whitfield
as Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
as Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
as Walter Winchell
Crew
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Brian Gibson - Director
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Ron Hutchinson - Teleplay
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Ron Hutchinson - Story
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Michael Zagor - Story
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David Puttnam - Executive Producer
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