Information
Release DateMarch 16, 1991
Runtime2h 10m
StatusReleased
ProductionHBO Films, RHI Entertainment + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish
5.9
17 votesPopularity0
The Josephine Baker Story
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."
Synopsis
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
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
