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The Josephine Baker Story
19912h10m
DramaHistoryMusicTV Movie
19912h10mDramaHistoryMusicTV Movie
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Release Date: 1991-03-16
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
Top Cast
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Lynn WhitfieldJosephine Baker
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Rubén BladesCount Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
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David DukesJo Bouillon
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Louis Gossett Jr.Sidney Williams
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Craig T. NelsonWalter Winchell
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Kene HollidaySidney Bechet
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Vivian BonnellJosephine's Mother
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Mayah McCoyJosephine - Age 8
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Ainslie CurrieJosephine - Age 13
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Pierre MagnyPaul Colin
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Franco BrittVictor
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George FaisonEmcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
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Robert LesserCopa City Manager
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Luis ReyesJosephine's Father
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Vivienne EytleJosephine's Sister
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Eartha RobinsonFemale Singer / Dancer
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Paula BrownAmateur Female Singer / Dancer
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Ann HarringtonCruel Woman
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Zoltán GeraFolies Bergeres Producer
GÁ
Gábor CsíkosFrench Cab Driver
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Noel Weekes Jr.Soldier from St. Louis
PÉ
Péter KertészCasablanca Doctor
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Gregory OrrNew York Hotel Manager
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János GosztonyiBobino Theatre Manager
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Tibor KenderesiPriest
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Steven R. McGlothenAmerican Reporter in Press Conference
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Richard RothensteinAmerican Reporter in Press Conference
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Sherry BaumgartAmerican Reporter in Press Conference