The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
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
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
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Robert Lesser
Copa City Manager
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / Dancer
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres Producer
Péter Kertész
Casablanca Doctor
Debbie Javor
American Woman at Party
András Márton
Pepito's Doctor
Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club
Jimmy Smith
Bell Boy
Attila Lőte
Court Official