The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

ALL 03/16/1991 (en) Drama, History, Music 130 Min
  • Release
    03/16/1991
  • Production
    HBO Films
  • Rotten tomato
    63%
  • Original title
    The Josephine Baker Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

  1. Brian Gibson

    Director

  2. Graham Walker

    Editor

  3. John Kemeny

    Producer



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  1. Lynn Whitfield

    Josephine Baker

  2. Rubén Blades

    Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

  3. David Dukes

    Jo Bouillon

  4. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Sidney Williams

  5. Craig T. Nelson

    Walter Winchell

  6. Kene Holliday

    Sidney Bechet

  7. Vivian Bonnell

    Josephine's Mother

  8. Mayah McCoy

    Josephine - Age 8

  9. Ainslie Currie

    Josephine - Age 13

  10. Pierre Magny

    Paul Colin

  11. Franco Britt

    Victor

  12. George Faison

    Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

  13. Robert Lesser

    Copa City Manager

  14. Luis Reyes

    Josephine's Father

  15. Vivienne Eytle

    Josephine's Sister

  16. Eartha Robinson

    Female Singer / Dancer

  17. Paula Brown

    Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

  18. Ann Harrington

    Cruel Woman

  19. Zoltán Gera

    Folies Bergeres Producer

  20. Gábor Csíkos

    French Cab Driver

  21. Noel Weekes Jr.

    Soldier from St. Louis

  22. Kertész Péter

    Casablanca Doctor

  23. Gregory Orr

    New York Hotel Manager

  24. János Gosztonyi

    Bobino Theatre Manager

  25. Tibor Kenderesi

    Priest

  26. Steven R. McGlothen

    American Reporter in Press Conference

  27. Richard Rothenstein

    American Reporter in Press Conference

  28. Sherry Baumgart

    American Reporter in Press Conference

  29. Debbie Javor

    American Woman at Party

  30. Angelus Iván

    Dance Teacher

  31. András Márton

    Pepito's Doctor

  32. Dean Tschetter

    New York Critic

  33. Richard Battagna

    White Racist

  34. Gábor Ferenczi

    Reporter at Stork Club

  35. András Monory Mész

    Reporter at Stork Club

  36. Jimmy Smith

    Bell Boy

  37. Laszlo Dozsa Jr.

    Stork Club Waiter

  38. Fajer Khaled

    Casablanca Nurse

  39. János Vészi

    Lover in New York

  40. Attila Lőte

    Court Official

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 40 , Crews : 19

Keyword

The Josephine Baker Story (1991) 130 Min

ALL 03/16/1991 (en)
Drama, History, Music
  • Release 03/16/1991
  • Production
    HBO Films
  • Original title The Josephine Baker Story
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

  1. Brian Gibson

    Director

  2. Ron Hutchinson, Michael Zagor

    Story

  3. Graham Walker

    Editor

  4. John Kemeny

    Producer