The Josephine Baker Story

Name: The Josephine Baker Story
Director: Brian Gibson
Genre: Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Released: 1991-03-16
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr., Craig T. Nelson

Directed by Brian Gibson

Drama

History Music TV Movie

19912h 10m5.7

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