The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

  • Genre: Drama, History, Music
  • Release Date: 1991-03-16
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: HBO Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Brian Gibson
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Summary

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

  • 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

  • Mayah McCoy

    as Josephine - Age 8

  • Ainslie Currie

    as Josephine - Age 13

  • Pierre Magny

    as Paul Colin

  • Franco Britt

    as Victor

  • George Faison

    as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

  • Robert Lesser

    as Copa City Manager

  • Luis Reyes

    as Josephine's Father

  • Vivienne Eytle

    as Josephine's Sister

  • Eartha Robinson

    as Female Singer / Dancer

  • Paula Brown

    as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

  • Ann Harrington

    as Cruel Woman

  • Zoltán Gera

    as Folies Bergeres Producer

  • Gábor Csíkos

    as French Cab Driver

  • Noel Weekes Jr.

    as Soldier from St. Louis

  • Kertész Péter

    as Casablanca Doctor

  • Gregory Orr

    as New York Hotel Manager

  • János Gosztonyi

    as Bobino Theatre Manager

  • Tibor Kenderesi

    as Priest

  • Steven R. McGlothen

    as American Reporter in Press Conference

  • Richard Rothenstein

    as American Reporter in Press Conference

  • Sherry Baumgart

    as American Reporter in Press Conference

  • Debbie Javor

    as American Woman at Party

  • Angelus Iván

    as Dance Teacher

  • András Márton

    as Pepito's Doctor

  • Dean Tschetter

    as New York Critic

  • Richard Battagna

    as White Racist

  • Gábor Ferenczi

    as Reporter at Stork Club

  • András Monory Mész

    as Reporter at Stork Club

  • Jimmy Smith

    as Bell Boy

  • Laszlo Dozsa Jr.

    as Stork Club Waiter

  • Fajer Khaled

    as Casablanca Nurse

  • János Vészi

    as Lover in New York

  • Attila Lőte

    as Court Official
Writing Ron Hutchinson Story
Writing Ron Hutchinson Teleplay
Writing Michael Zagor Story
Directing Brian Gibson Director
Production Robert Halmi Sr. Executive Producer
Camera Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Györgyi Vidák Costume Design
Production Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
Editing Graham Walker Editor
Production Madeleine Henrié Associate Producer
Production David Puttnam Executive Producer
Production Carol Dudley Casting
Costume & Make-Up Maria Hruby Costume Design
Production John Kemeny Producer
Production Alisa Taylor Associate Producer
Production Kálmán Balogh Local Casting
Sound Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Art József Romvári Production Design
Production Reuben Cannon Casting

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