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Film / 1991
The Josephine Baker Story
Directed by
Brian Gibson
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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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 WhitfieldJosephine Baker
Rubén BladesCount Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David DukesJo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.Sidney Williams
Craig T. NelsonWalter Winchell
Kene HollidaySidney Bechet
Vivian BonnellJosephine's Mother
Mayah McCoyJosephine - Age 8
Ainslie CurrieJosephine - Age 13
Pierre MagnyPaul Colin
Franco BrittVictor
George FaisonEmcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
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Robert LesserCopa City Manager
Luis ReyesJosephine's Father
Vivienne EytleJosephine's Sister
Eartha RobinsonFemale Singer / Dancer
Ann HarringtonCruel Woman
Zoltán GeraFolies Bergeres Producer
Gábor CsíkosFrench Cab Driver
Noel Weekes Jr.Soldier from St. Louis
Péter KertészCasablanca Doctor
Gregory OrrNew York Hotel Manager
János GosztonyiBobino Theatre Manager
Tibor KenderesiPriest
Steven R. McGlothenAmerican Reporter in Press Conference
Richard RothensteinAmerican Reporter in Press Conference
Sherry BaumgartAmerican Reporter in Press Conference
Debbie JavorAmerican Woman at Party
Angelus IvánDance Teacher
András MártonPepito's Doctor
Dean TschetterNew York Critic
Richard BattagnaWhite Racist
Gábor FerencziReporter at Stork Club
András Monory MészReporter at Stork Club
Jimmy SmithBell Boy
Laszlo Dozsa Jr.Stork Club Waiter
Fajer KhaledCasablanca Nurse
János VésziLover in New York
Attila LőteCourt Official
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