The Josephine Baker Story
movie
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
Released March 16, 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
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
Kene Holliday
as
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
as
Josephine's Mother
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Mayah McCoy
as
Josephine - Age 8
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Ainslie Currie
as
Josephine - Age 13
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Pierre Magny
as
Paul Colin
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Franco Britt
as
Victor
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George Faison
as
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Crew
Brian Gibson
as
Director
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Ron Hutchinson
as
Teleplay
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Ron Hutchinson
as
Story
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Michael Zagor
as
Story
David Puttnam
as
Executive Producer
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Robert Halmi Jr.
as
Executive Producer
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John Kemeny
as
Producer
Elemér Ragályi
as
Director of Photography
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Graham Walker
as
Editor
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Alisa Taylor
as
Associate Producer
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Robert Halmi Sr.
as
Executive Producer
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Kálmán Balogh
as
Local Casting