The Josephine Baker Story
Brian Gibson1991-03-16
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
5.7
130 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Lynn Whitfield | Josephine Baker | Unowned |
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Rubén Blades | Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino | Unowned |
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David Dukes | Jo Bouillon | Unowned |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | Sidney Williams | Unowned |
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Craig T. Nelson | Walter Winchell | Unowned |
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Kene Holliday | Sidney Bechet | Unowned |
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Vivian Bonnell | Josephine's Mother | Unowned |
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Mayah McCoy | Josephine - Age 8 | Unowned |
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Ainslie Currie | Josephine - Age 13 | Unowned |
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Pierre Magny | Paul Colin | Unowned |
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Franco Britt | Victor | Unowned |
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George Faison | Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer | Unowned |
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Robert Lesser | Copa City Manager | Unowned |
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Luis Reyes | Josephine's Father | Unowned |
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Vivienne Eytle | Josephine's Sister | Unowned |
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Eartha Robinson | Female Singer / Dancer | Unowned |
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Paula Brown | Amateur Female Singer / Dancer | Unowned |
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Ann Harrington | Cruel Woman | Unowned |
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Zoltán Gera | Folies Bergeres Producer | Unowned |
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Gábor Csíkos | French Cab Driver | Unowned |
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Noel Weekes Jr. | Soldier from St. Louis | Unowned |
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Péter Kertész | Casablanca Doctor | Unowned |
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Gregory Orr | New York Hotel Manager | Unowned |
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János Gosztonyi | Bobino Theatre Manager | Unowned |
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Tibor Kenderesi | Priest | Unowned |
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Steven R. McGlothen | American Reporter in Press Conference | Unowned |
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Richard Rothenstein | American Reporter in Press Conference | Unowned |
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Sherry Baumgart | American Reporter in Press Conference | Unowned |
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Debbie Javor | American Woman at Party | Unowned |
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Angelus Iván | Dance Teacher | Unowned |
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András Márton | Pepito's Doctor | Unowned |
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Dean Tschetter | New York Critic | Unowned |
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Richard Battagna | White Racist | Unowned |
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Gábor Ferenczi | Reporter at Stork Club | Unowned |
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András Monory Mész | Reporter at Stork Club | Unowned |
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Jimmy Smith | Bell Boy | Unowned |
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Laszlo Dozsa Jr. | Stork Club Waiter | Unowned |
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Fajer Khaled | Casablanca Nurse | Unowned |
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János Vészi | Lover in New York | Unowned |
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Attila Lőte | Court Official | Unowned |