The Josephine Baker Story (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
Director: Brian Gibson
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Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker |
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Rubén Blades as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino |
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David Dukes as Jo Bouillon |
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Louis Gossett Jr. as Sidney Williams |
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Craig T. Nelson as Walter Winchell |
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Kene Holliday as Sidney Bechet |
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Vivian Bonnell as Josephine's Mother |
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Mayah McCoy as Josephine - Age 8 |
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Ainslie Currie as Josephine - Age 13 |
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Pierre Magny as Paul Colin |
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Franco Britt as Victor |
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George Faison as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer |
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Robert Lesser as Copa City Manager |
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Luis Reyes as Josephine's Father |
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Vivienne Eytle as Josephine's Sister |
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Eartha Robinson as Female Singer / Dancer |
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Paula Brown as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer |
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Ann Harrington as Cruel Woman |
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Zoltán Gera as Folies Bergeres Producer |
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Gábor Csíkos as French Cab Driver |
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Noel Weekes Jr. as Soldier from St. Louis |
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Péter Kertész as Casablanca Doctor |
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Gregory Orr as New York Hotel Manager |
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János Gosztonyi as Bobino Theatre Manager |
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Tibor Kenderesi as Priest |
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Steven R. McGlothen as American Reporter in Press Conference |
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Richard Rothenstein as American Reporter in Press Conference |
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Sherry Baumgart as American Reporter in Press Conference |
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Debbie Javor as American Woman at Party |
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Angelus Iván as Dance Teacher |
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András Márton as Pepito's Doctor |
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Dean Tschetter as New York Critic |
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Richard Battagna as White Racist |
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Gábor Ferenczi as Reporter at Stork Club |
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András Monory Mész as Reporter at Stork Club |
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Jimmy Smith as Bell Boy |
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Laszlo Dozsa Jr. as Stork Club Waiter |
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Fajer Khaled as Casablanca Nurse |
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János Vészi as Lover in New York |
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Attila Lőte as Court Official |
| Directing | Brian Gibson | Director |
| Writing | Ron Hutchinson | Teleplay |
| Writing | Ron Hutchinson | Story |
| Writing | Michael Zagor | Story |
| Production | David Puttnam | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Kemeny | Producer |
| Camera | Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Graham Walker | Editor |
| Production | Alisa Taylor | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kálmán Balogh | Local Casting |
| Production | Madeleine Henrié | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Hruby | Costume Design |
| Production | Carol Dudley | Casting |
| Art | József Romvári | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Györgyi Vidák | Costume Design |
