The Josephine Baker Story
1991
130 minutes
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
Top Cast
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
Franco Britt
Victor
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
Luis Reyes
Josephine's Father
Vivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
Paula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
Ann Harrington
Cruel Woman
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver
Noel Weekes Jr.
Soldier from St. Louis
Péter Kertész
Casablanca Doctor
Gregory Orr
New York Hotel Manager
János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager
Tibor Kenderesi
Priest
Steven R. McGlothen
American Reporter in Press Conference
Richard Rothenstein
American Reporter in Press Conference
Sherry Baumgart
American Reporter in Press Conference
Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party
Angelus Iván
Dance Teacher
András Márton
Pepito's Doctor
Dean Tschetter
New York Critic
Richard Battagna
White Racist
Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club
András Monory Mész
Reporter at Stork Club
Jimmy Smith
Bell Boy
Laszlo Dozsa Jr.
Stork Club Waiter
Fajer Khaled
Casablanca Nurse
János Vészi
Lover in New York
Attila Lőte
Court Official