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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
Theatrical
Mar 16, 1991
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 5, 2001
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HBO Films, RHI Entertainment, Anglia Television, John Kemeny Productions
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Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
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Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
D
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
L
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
C
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
K
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
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Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
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Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
P
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
G
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
R
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
E
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
Z
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
G
Gábor Csíkos
French Cab Driver
P
Péter Kertész
Casablanca Doctor
J
János Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre Manager
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Tibor Kenderesi
Priest
S
Steven R. McGlothen
American Reporter in Press Conference
D
Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party
A
András Márton
Pepito's Doctor
