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The Josephine Baker Story

63.18% | Mar 16, 1991 | Drama, History, Music

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

Brian Gibson
Director
Ron Hutchinson
Teleplay

Cast

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Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
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Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
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David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
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Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell

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