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The Josephine Baker Story

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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The Josephine Baker Story

March 16, 1991
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Cast (40)

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
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
Kertész Péter
Casablanca Doctor
Gregory Orr
New York Hotel Manager
János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager
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

Crew (19)

Directing

Brian Gibson
Director

Writing

Production

David Puttnam
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer
John Kemeny
Producer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Carol Dudley
Casting
Alisa Taylor
Associate Producer
Madeleine Henrié
Associate Producer
Kálmán Balogh
Local Casting

Sound

Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer

Art

József Romvári
Production Design

Camera

Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Györgyi Vidák
Costume Design
Maria Hruby
Costume Design

Crew

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Editing

Lighting

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Visual Effects

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