Drama ·History ·Music ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1991 · 2h 10m

The Josephine Baker Story

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Director
Brian Gibson
Cast
Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker Rubén Blades as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino David Dukes as Jo Bouillon Louis Gossett Jr. as Sidney Williams Craig T. Nelson as Walter Winchell Kene Holliday as Sidney Bechet
Crew
Elemér Ragályi — Director of Photography Graham Walker — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Ron Hutchinson — Story Michael Zagor — Story John Kemeny — Producer
Tagline

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

Mood & Themes
francecabaret
Key Collaborators
Brian Gibson Director Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography Graham Walker Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Ron Hutchinson Story Michael Zagor Story John Kemeny Producer József Romvári Production Design Maria Hruby Costume Design Györgyi Vidák Costume Design
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