Movie
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
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
- Production
- Anglia Television · RHI Entertainment · HBO Films · John Kemeny Productions
Cast
20 people
P
Pierre Magny
as Paul Colin
F
Franco Britt
as Victor
L
Luis Reyes
as Josephine's Father
P
Paula Brown
as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
A
Ann Harrington
as Cruel Woman