The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
2h 10m
Running Time
March 16, 1991Release Date
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
2h 10m
Running Time
March 16, 1991Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8

Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13

Pierre Magny
Paul Colin

Franco Britt
Victor

George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager

Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father

Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister

Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer

Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman

Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer

Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver

Noel Weekes Jr.
Soldier from St. Louis

Kertész Péter
Casablanca Doctor

Gregory Orr
New York Hotel Manager

János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager

Tibor Kenderesi
Priest

Steven R. McGlothen
American Reporter in Press Conference

Richard Rothenstein
American Reporter in Press Conference

Sherry Baumgart
American Reporter in Press Conference

Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party

Angelus Iván
Dance Teacher

András Márton
Pepito's Doctor

Dean Tschetter
New York Critic

Richard Battagna
White Racist

Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club

András Monory Mész
Reporter at Stork Club

Jimmy Smith
Bell Boy

Laszlo Dozsa Jr.
Stork Club Waiter

Fajer Khaled
Casablanca Nurse

János Vészi
Lover in New York

Attila Lőte
Court Official

Brian Gibson
Director

Ron Hutchinson
Teleplay / Story

Michael Zagor
Story

David Puttnam
Executive Producer

Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer

John Kemeny
Producer

Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography

Graham Walker
Editor

Alisa Taylor
Associate Producer

Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer

Kálmán Balogh
Local Casting

Madeleine Henrié
Associate Producer

Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer

Reuben Cannon
Casting

Maria Hruby
Costume Design

Carol Dudley
Casting

József Romvári
Production Design

Györgyi Vidák
Costume Design
Media.


Details.
This Movie Is About.
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cabaret
Wiki.
The Josephine Baker Story is an American television film that first aired on HBO on March 16, 1991. It stars Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker, who was an international African-American star, who was especially successful in Europe. The film was generally well received by critics and has become a success on home video and DVD. The original music score was composed by Georges Delerue.
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