
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
2h 10m | PG-13
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
Studio: HBO Films
Genre: Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Video: 720p
Cast

Lynn Whitfield
as Josephine Baker

Rubén Blades
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes
as Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson
as Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday
as Sidney Bechet