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The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Drama Music History TV Movie

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

Release Date: 1991, March 16
Directors: Brian Gibson
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: HBO Films, RHI Entertainment, Anglia Television, John Kemeny Productions
Cast: Eartha Robinson, Robert Lesser, Craig T. Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Vivian Bonnell, Rubén Blades, Paula Brown, Mayah McCoy, Lynn Whitfield, Péter Kertész, David Dukes, Zoltán Gera

Overview:

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

Keywords:

france cabaret