The Josephine Baker Story
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."
Details
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 & Crew
- Cast:Lynn Whitfield , Rubén Blades , David Dukes , Louis Gossett Jr. , Craig T. Nelson , Kene Holliday , Vivian Bonnell , Mayah McCoy
- Director: Brian Gibson
- Producer: David Puttnam, Robert Halmi Sr.
