Movie Description
The Josephine Baker Story
(1991)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
Featured Crew
- Director : Brian Gibson
- Producer : John Kemeny
- Editor : Graham Walker
- Cast : Lynn Whitfield,Rubén Blades,David Dukes,Louis Gossett Jr.,Craig T. Nelson,Kene Holliday,Vivian Bonnell,Mayah McCoy,Ainslie Currie,Pierre Magny,Franco Britt,George Faison,Robert Lesser,Luis Reyes,Vivienne Eytle,Eartha Robinson,Paula Brown,Ann Harrington,Zoltán Gera,Gábor Csíkos,Noel Weekes Jr.,Péter Kertész,Gregory Orr,János Gosztonyi,Tibor Kenderesi,Steven R. McGlothen,Richard Rothenstein,Sherry Baumgart,Debbie Javor,Angelus Iván,András Márton,Dean Tschetter,Richard Battagna,Gábor Ferenczi,András Monory Mész,Jimmy Smith,Laszlo Dozsa Jr.,Fajer Khaled,János Vészi,Attila Lőte
Cast
Josephine Baker
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
Jo Bouillon
Sidney Williams
Walter Winchell
Sidney Bechet
Josephine's Mother
Josephine - Age 8
Josephine - Age 13
Paul Colin
Victor
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Copa City Manager
Josephine's Father
Josephine's Sister
Female Singer / Dancer
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
Cruel Woman
Folies Bergeres Producer
French Cab Driver
Soldier from St. Louis
Casablanca Doctor
New York Hotel Manager
Bobino Theatre Manager
Priest
American Reporter in Press Conference
American Reporter in Press Conference
American Reporter in Press Conference
American Woman at Party
Dance Teacher
Pepito's Doctor
New York Critic
White Racist
Reporter at Stork Club
Reporter at Stork Club
Bell Boy
Stork Club Waiter
Casablanca Nurse
Lover in New York
Court Official
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Facts
Original TitleThe Josephine Baker Story
Status Released
Release Information
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1991-03-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 10m
Production CompaniesHBO Films
Genres
- Drama
- History
- Music
- TV Movie
