The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
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
- 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
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