The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Ratings:
6.0 (TMDb)
Released:
1991-03-16
Runtime:
2h 10m
Genres:
Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:
Brian Gibson
Actors:
Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr., Craig T. Nelson, Kene Holliday, Vivian Bonnell, Mayah McCoy
Synopsis
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