The Josephine Baker Story

Name: The Josephine Baker Story
Genre: Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Released: 16 Mar 1991
Rating: 5.97
Cast: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr., Craig T. Nelson

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine. 1991-03-16 United Kingdom, United States of America 130 minutes.

5.97 19 votes

Drama History Music TV Movie france cabaret

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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

Year 1991

Studio HBO Films, RHI Entertainment, Anglia Television, John Kemeny Productions

Director Brian Gibson

Crew Ron Hutchinson (Story), Ron Hutchinson (Teleplay), Michael Zagor (Story), Brian Gibson (Director), Robert Halmi Sr. (Executive Producer), Elemér Ragályi (Director of Photography)

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Language English