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The Josephine Baker Story
2 hours 10 minutes1991-03-16
6.3
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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
![Lynn Whitfield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wXSwJplyOgANJKTRvOAsvqURbP0.jpg)
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
![Rubén Blades](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kOgVo3qDJ9jXgIZJRJI3I1bm6sA.jpg)
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
![David Dukes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uT0eWdpQleUwbhX8wcJBCEjs0h0.jpg)
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//27SplfxhM8Do78mYOyi43t1G3fy.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
![Craig T. Nelson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rMh8qdexFKmc7mq7oLzsLLvCCjs.jpg)
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
![Kene Holliday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nbGqr0934R6lKImnFfFyuW0tz0f.jpg)
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
![Vivian Bonnell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//a68C9LFVzgsOi9XAbHQ5waAjFm2.jpg)
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
![Mayah McCoy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
![Ainslie Currie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
![Pierre Magny](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
![Franco Britt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Franco Britt
Victor
![George Faison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
![Robert Lesser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jPwr4Pf9U86UxKnGZY2UR04Aqzl.jpg)
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
![Luis Reyes](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father
![Vivienne Eytle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
![Eartha Robinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uF6hUBsnX3MsZy0qXlelOkQ5R01.jpg)
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
![Paula Brown](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
![Ann Harrington](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman
![Zoltán Gera](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9nK8815HO7eVkKXXPO0afh79DDd.jpg)
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
![Gábor Csíkos](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver
![Noel Weekes Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Noel Weekes Jr.
Soldier from St. Louis
![Kertész Péter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//84vNyPUAgWHhvwcSjftYruNzczx.jpg)
Kertész Péter
Casablanca Doctor
![Gregory Orr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gregory Orr
New York Hotel Manager
![János Gosztonyi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager
![Tibor Kenderesi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tibor Kenderesi
Priest
![Steven R. McGlothen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Steven R. McGlothen
American Reporter in Press Conference
![Richard Rothenstein](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Rothenstein
American Reporter in Press Conference
![Sherry Baumgart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sherry Baumgart
American Reporter in Press Conference
![Debbie Javor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//emUS69FTJP9iCdLwl44970eXIJ1.jpg)
Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party
![Angelus Iván](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Angelus Iván
Dance Teacher
![András Márton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1dMLODHhm2Xbx3ijPO8vB8dOjJ9.jpg)
András Márton
Pepito's Doctor
![Dean Tschetter](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dean Tschetter
New York Critic
![Richard Battagna](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Battagna
White Racist
![Gábor Ferenczi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1sq6Dey3abkQUlyofRYXA7HmhUZ.jpg)
Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club
![András Monory Mész](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
András Monory Mész
Reporter at Stork Club
![Jimmy Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3AtkbEAMq5W47sYTTEfh7CHMi4X.jpg)
Jimmy Smith
Bell Boy
![Laszlo Dozsa Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laszlo Dozsa Jr.
Stork Club Waiter
![Fajer Khaled](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fajer Khaled
Casablanca Nurse
![János Vészi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
János Vészi
Lover in New York
![Attila Lőte](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6GeqNxDFTbeRLElTmckzuzmHcpa.jpg)