The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
03/16/1991 (US) • 2h 10m
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
Overview
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 Billed Cast
Josephine Baker
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
Jo Bouillon
Sidney Williams
Walter Winchell
Sidney Bechet
Josephine's Mother
Josephine - Age 8
Josephine - Age 13
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