The Josephine Baker Story (1990)
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83% of users liked it
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Brian Gibson's made-for-cable biography of the famed singer Josephine Baker stars Lynn Whitfield as the black American who found stardom and scandal as the toast of the Paris night-life during the 1920s and '30s. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Gibson
- Genres
- Drama, Television
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1990 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 5, 2001
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Charts the career of the world's first black international star
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Cast
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Lynn Whitfield
as Josephine Baker
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Ruben Blades
as Count Guiseppe Pepito Abatino
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David Dukes
as Jo Boullion
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Craig T. Nelson
as Walter Winchell
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Louis Gossett Jr
as Sidney Williams
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Vivian Bonnell
as Josephine's Mother
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Kene Holliday
as Sidney Bechet
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Robert Lesser
as Copa City Manager
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András Márton Baló
as Pepito's Doctor
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Marie Carter
as Hotel Maid
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Dean Tschetter
as New York Critic
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Paula M. Brown
as Amateur Female Singer
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Zoltan Gera
as Folies Bergeres Producer
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Deborah Javor
as American Woman at Party
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Mayah McCoy
as Josephine -Age 8
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Eartha Robinson
as Female Singer
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Pierre Magny
as Poul Colin
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Peter Kertesz
as Casablanca Doctor
