TMDb Rating
5.7/10
14 verified votes
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
DramaHistoryMusicTV Movie
130 min
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."
Plot Summary
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
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DramaHistoryMusicTV MovieBrian GibsonLynn WhitfieldRubén Blades1991
Director
Brian Gibson
Top Cast
Lynn WhitfieldRubén BladesDavid DukesLouis Gossett Jr.Craig T. Nelson
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