The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
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
Year
1991
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
16 March 1991
TMDB
6.0 (20)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
M
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
A
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
P
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
F
Franco Britt
Victor
G
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
L
Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father
V
Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
P
Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
A
Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
G
Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver
N
Noel Weekes Jr.
Soldier from St. Louis
Péter Kertész
Casablanca Doctor
G
Gregory Orr
New York Hotel Manager
J
János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager
T
Tibor Kenderesi
Priest
S
Steven R. McGlothen
American Reporter in Press Conference
R
Richard Rothenstein
American Reporter in Press Conference
S
Sherry Baumgart
American Reporter in Press Conference
Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party
A
Angelus Iván
Dance Teacher
András Márton
Pepito's Doctor
D
Dean Tschetter
New York Critic
R
Richard Battagna
White Racist
Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club
A
András Monory Mész
Reporter at Stork Club
Jimmy Smith
Bell Boy
L
Laszlo Dozsa Jr.
Stork Club Waiter
F
Fajer Khaled
Casablanca Nurse
J
János Vészi
Lover in New York
Attila Lőte
Court Official
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