The Josephine Baker Story

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

Genre : DramaHistoryMusic

Runtime : 130 mins

Release Date : 1991-03-16

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Cast

Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield

(Josephine Baker)

Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades

(Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino)

David Dukes
David Dukes

(Jo Bouillon)

Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.

(Sidney Williams)

Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson

(Walter Winchell)

Kene Holliday
Kene Holliday

(Sidney Bechet)

Vivian Bonnell
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
Robert Lesser

(Copa City Manager)

Luis Reyes

(Josephine's Father)

Vivienne Eytle

(Josephine's Sister)

Eartha Robinson
Eartha Robinson

(Female Singer / Dancer)

Paula Brown

(Amateur Female Singer / Dancer)

Ann Harrington

(Cruel Woman)

Zoltán Gera
Zoltán Gera

(Folies Bergeres Producer)

Gábor Csíkos

(French Cab Driver)

Noel Weekes Jr.

(Soldier from St. Louis)

Kertész Péter
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
Debbie Javor

(American Woman at Party)

Angelus Iván

(Dance Teacher)

András Márton
András Márton

(Pepito's Doctor)

Dean Tschetter

(New York Critic)

Richard Battagna

(White Racist)

Gábor Ferenczi
Gábor Ferenczi

(Reporter at Stork Club)

András Monory Mész

(Reporter at Stork Club)

Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith

(Bell Boy)

Laszlo Dozsa Jr.

(Stork Club Waiter)

Fajer Khaled

(Casablanca Nurse)

János Vészi

(Lover in New York)

Attila Lőte
Attila Lőte

(Court Official)

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