The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."

Title: The Josephine Baker Story
Original Title: The Josephine Baker Story
Release Date: 1991-03-16
Status: Released
Rating: 6.458/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, History, Music
Production Companies: HBO Films
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