The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

16/3/1991 2h 10m 5.7/10

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

Director

Brian Gibson

Top Billed Cast

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sidney Williams

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Sidney Bechet

David Dukes

David Dukes

Jo Bouillon

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