The Josephine Baker Story
(1991)

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

Released: 1991-03-16

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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

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Lynn Whitfield

as Josephine Baker

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Rubén Blades

as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

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David Dukes

as Jo Bouillon

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Louis Gossett Jr.

as Sidney Williams

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Craig T. Nelson

as Walter Winchell

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Kene Holliday

as Sidney Bechet

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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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George Faison

as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

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Robert Lesser

as Copa City Manager

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Luis Reyes

as Josephine's Father

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Vivienne Eytle

as Josephine's Sister

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Eartha Robinson

as Female Singer / Dancer

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Paula Brown

as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

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Ann Harrington

as Cruel Woman

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Zoltán Gera

as Folies Bergeres Producer

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Gábor Csíkos

as French Cab Driver

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David Puttnam

Executive Producer

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Alisa Taylor

Associate Producer

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Madeleine Henrié

Associate Producer

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Robert Halmi Sr.

Executive Producer

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Robert Halmi Jr.

Executive Producer

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Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

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Elemér Ragályi

Director of Photography

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József Romvári

Production Design

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Maria Hruby

Costume Design

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Györgyi Vidák

Costume Design

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