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The Josephine Baker Story

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The Josephine Baker Story

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

5.7

2h 10m

1991

“Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.”

Synopsis

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

Director

Brian Gibson

DramaHistoryMusicTV Movie

francecabaret

Cast & Crew

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

as Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes

David Dukes

as Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

as Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

as Sidney Bechet

Vivian Bonnell

Vivian Bonnell

as Josephine's Mother

Mayah McCoy

as Josephine - Age 8

Ainslie Currie

as Josephine - Age 13

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