The Josephine Baker Story
First aired on Mar 16, 1991
Runtime: 130mins
60%
Genres: Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
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
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Brian Gibson | Director
Ron Hutchinson | Story
Michael Zagor | Story
Ron Hutchinson | Teleplay
David Puttnam | Executive Producer
Alisa Taylor | Associate Producer
