The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

130 mins | Drama, Romance, History, Music, TV Movie | March 16, 1991

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

The Josephine Baker Story

130 mins | Drama, Romance, History, Music, TV Movie | March 16, 1991

The Josephine Baker Story
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
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers HBO Films
Original title The Josephine Baker Story
Directors Brian Gibson
Writers Michael Zagor, Ron Hutchinson

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

Vivian Bonnell

as Josephine's Mother

Mayah McCoy

as Josephine - Age 8

Ainslie Currie

as Josephine - Age 13

Pierre Magny

as Paul Colin

Franco Britt

as Victor

George Faison

as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

Robert Lesser

as Copa City Manager

Luis Reyes

as Josephine's Father

Vivienne Eytle

as Josephine's Sister

Eartha Robinson

as Female Singer / Dancer

Paula Brown

as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

Ann Harrington

as Cruel Woman

Zoltán Gera

as Folies Bergeres Producer

Gábor Csíkos

as French Cab Driver

Noel Weekes Jr.

as Soldier from St. Louis

Kertész Péter

as Casablanca Doctor

Gregory Orr

as New York Hotel Manager

János Gosztonyi

as Bobino Theatre Manager

Tibor Kenderesi

as Priest

Steven R. McGlothen

as American Reporter in Press Conference

Richard Rothenstein

as American Reporter in Press Conference

Sherry Baumgart

as American Reporter in Press Conference

Debbie Javor

as American Woman at Party

Angelus Iván

as Dance Teacher

András Márton

as Pepito's Doctor

Dean Tschetter

as New York Critic

Richard Battagna

as White Racist

Gábor Ferenczi

as Reporter at Stork Club

András Monory Mész

as Reporter at Stork Club

Jimmy Smith

as Bell Boy

Laszlo Dozsa Jr.

as Stork Club Waiter

Fajer Khaled

as Casablanca Nurse

János Vészi

as Lover in New York

Attila Lőte

as Court Official