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The Josephine Baker Story

6.019912h 10mMovieDramaHistoryMusic

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

DirectorBrian Gibson
WritersRon Hutchinson·Michael Zagor
ProducersDavid Puttnam·John Kemeny

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Cast · Directed by Brian Gibson

LWLynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
RBRubén Blades
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
DDDavid Dukes
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
LJLouis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
CNCraig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
KHKene Holliday
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
VBVivian Bonnell
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
MM
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
AC
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
PM
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin
FB
Franco Britt
Victor
GF
George Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

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The Josephine Baker Story — streaming FAQ

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The Josephine Baker Story isn't streaming anywhere in United Kingdom yet.

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The Josephine Baker Story hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 4, 1991. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.