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The Josephine Baker Story
“Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.”
★ 6.0 Rating•130 min•1991
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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
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
N/A
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
N/A
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
N/A
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
N/A
Franco Britt
Victor
N/A
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
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