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
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
Brian Gibson
Director
Ron Hutchinson
Story
Michael Zagor
Story
Ron Hutchinson
Teleplay
David Puttnam
Executive Producer
Alisa Taylor
Associate Producer
John Kemeny
Producer
Madeleine Henrié
Associate Producer
Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
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